entitle

Example Sentences

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“And that would entitle the parents, at the end of the day, to relief.”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 19, 2026

TD Cowen’s Craig Hutchison says the U.S. government will be granted a participation interest which, once vested, will entitle it to receive 20% of any cash distributions over $17.5 billion made by Westinghouse.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 29, 2025

This will entitle them to an initial £200,000 interim payment.

From BBC • Sep. 9, 2024

No. The terms of the award entitle Musk to exercise them whenever he wants to, though he’s barred from selling any of those shares for the next five years.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 2, 2024

That’s how long Chacko and Rahel had to wait for the pink receipt that would entitle them to collect Ammu’s remains.

From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy