privilege

Example Sentences

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Politically conservative and a Unionist, he was born into privilege in colonial Singapore and was educated at Glenalmond College and the University of Cambridge.

From BBC

But there are also glimpses of a life of privilege, as the same email mentions she's in the south of France with the "perfect butler".

From BBC

A few hundred bucks was not so bad for that privilege, that freedom.

From Los Angeles Times

“The right to move, to seek peace, and to provide for one’s family is not a privilege granted by people in governments,” he wrote.

From Salon

Mandelson, who was at the time the U.K. business secretary, forwarded the email to Epstein, who would have been in a position to trade on privileged information.

From The Wall Street Journal