privilege
Example Sentences
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Andrew, who returned to work two months after he was widowed, says he only now fully appreciates his "male privilege" and everything that "amazing mother" Zoë did to support him and their boys.
From BBC
Carney, who was paired with professional dancer Carlos Gu, said: "I can't believe it, it's been the biggest privilege and honour," before adding she was "lost for words".
From BBC
“I thought to myself this is one of the greatest privileges that I’ve ever had in my life,” Witkoff later told the Journal.
A child who did something particularly noteworthy in school any given week earned the privilege of eating off the “star plate” on Shabbat and was offered the opportunity to invite a friend’s family for dinner.
"But the isolation of Antarctica, it does something to you, it's a real privilege to experience that."
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
