privilege
Example Sentences
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“I had the privilege of growing up and seeing amazing mariachi musicians like my father, uncles and grandfather performing at a restaurant on the weekends, during birthday parties and quinceaneras,” said Hernandez.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 13, 2026
It’s getting people to recognize that it’s more important to have power than it is to have privilege.
From Slate • Apr. 13, 2026
To be sure, looking away from suffering is a privilege of those not directly enduring it.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 12, 2026
You are net contributors to society and you have earned that privilege.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 8, 2026
The dog, who I had the privilege of renaming Lightning, is ours now.
From "Fast Pitch" by Nic Stone
Vocabulary lists containing privilege
"The Gift of the Magi" by O. Henry
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Bud, Not Buddy
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"To Kill a Mockingbird" by Harper Lee, Chapters 26–31
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