entitlement
Example Sentences
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On the spending side, they will likely need to revisit the structure of major entitlement programs.
From Barron's • Mar. 31, 2026
West, one of the grande dames of the movement, got her start at Seattle alt-weekly the Stranger and spent years excoriating fatphobia, online misogyny, and male entitlement for the ur-millennial-feminist site Jezebel.
From Slate • Mar. 31, 2026
Three-quarters of local authorities in England told Coram they had enough childcare for at least 75% of children under two who are eligible for the 30-hour entitlement.
From BBC • Mar. 23, 2026
A few yards away, Iglesias is watching Roka, his tiny black chihuahua, dart around the field like four pounds of rambunctious entitlement.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 5, 2026
That’s entitlement: his mother permits that casual incivility because she wants him to learn to assert himself with people in positions of authority.
From "Outliers" by Malcolm Gladwell
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
