entitlement

Example Sentences

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For countless Northerners, Brooks’s assault on Sumner distilled the sense of entitlement held by the South’s ruling elite, who had dominated the national government since its founding.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 4, 2026

The SLC said it would be contacting students "to explain what this means for them and what the next steps are, including their eligibility and entitlement, as well as confirming the repayment process".

From BBC • Apr. 20, 2026

The hurt and humiliation behind Hally’s eyes allow us to adopt Sam’s sympathetic attitude toward the boy, even as Beatty refuses to soften the character’s wrathful entitlement.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026

You see his demands, from where I’m sitting, as entitlement because he fails to understand that your nest egg did not come easy.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 6, 2026

When he returned home, he resumed college at Temple University and then went through its law school, with every penny of his higher education paid by that great entitlement program called the GI Bill.

From "Drama High" by Michael Sokolove