have the right to

Example Sentences

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As executor, you have the right to a reasonable amount of time to probate the estate, and the beneficiaries will have to wait until that process is complete.

From MarketWatch • May 21, 2026

"We clearly reiterated that the people of Greenland are not for sale and that Greenlanders have the right to self-determination," the prime minister later told reporters.

From BBC • May 20, 2026

“If they are choosing you, I think you have the right to bring the characters a little closer to who you are,” he says.

From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026

Don’t converts have the right to be left alone by the government?

From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 2026

Shouldn't the short man have the right to make a mistake without his motives being considered consciously or unconsciously malicious?

From "Invisible Man" by Ralph Ellison