Example sentences for: privileges

How can you use “privileges” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

  • The stubborn aristocracy and high clergy were anxious to protect their ancient privileges; a burgeoning bourgeoisie longed for reforms that would give them greater opportunity; the peasantry was no longer prepared to bear the burden of feudal extortion; and a growing urban populace of artisans groaned under intolerable hardships.

  • "Land rights" are interests and privileges held by the entity in land owned by others, such as leaseholds, easements, water and water power rights, diversion rights, submersion rights, rights-of-way, mineral rights, and other like interests in land.

  • (When I was there we hadn't yet learned that access to the privileges of the White House could be sold for cash.)

  • Only California has granted them unionization privileges.

  • Presumably because so blatant a statement that wealth hath its privileges would alienate the tens of millions of nonwealthy moviegoers he counts on to turn the film into a megahit.


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