be entitled to

Example Sentences

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If the previous owner bought this stock before the ex-dividend date, they would be entitled to receive that year’s dividend.

From MarketWatch • May 21, 2026

Under EQT’s latest proposal, Intertek shareholders would get 60 pounds in cash and be entitled to keep 107.7 pence a share previously declared by the company, or 61.08 pounds a share in total.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 2026

On the other hand though, Chelsea would be entitled to sell Mudryk for some sort of transfer fee if they maintain his contract and keep paying his wages.

From BBC • May 1, 2026

Eastern time on March 20 will be entitled to vote at the meeting on the merger with Paramount.

From Barron's • Apr. 23, 2026

In support of their claim that Armstrong should, at the very least, be entitled to discovery, Armstrong’s lawyers offered two sworn affidavits.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander