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Get to know Privilege better with 10+ real example sentences, the meaning and synonyms like right or let.

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Privilege in a sentence

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Privilege meaning

  1. An exemption from certain laws granted by the Pope.
  2. A particular benefit, advantage, or favor; a right or immunity enjoyed by some but not others; a prerogative, preferential treatment.
  3. An especially rare or fortunate opportunity; the good fortune (to do something).

Using Privilege

  • The main meaning on this page is: An exemption from certain laws granted by the Pope. | A particular benefit, advantage, or favor; a right or immunity enjoyed by some but not others; a prerogative, preferential treatment. | An especially rare or fortunate opportunity; the good fortune (to do something).
  • Useful related words include: right, let, allow, permit.
  • In the example corpus, privilege often appears in combinations such as: the privilege, privilege to, privilege of.

Context around Privilege

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 26.9 words
  • Position in the sentence: 5 start, 15 middle, 0 end
  • Sentence types: 19 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations

Corpus analysis for Privilege

  • In this selection, "privilege" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 26.9 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, white, economic, less, based, identify and taken stand out and add context to how "privilege" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include about the privilege of the and about the privilege of these. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "privilege" sits close to words such as websites, tiger and prof, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with privilege

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

It’s about separating economic privilege from white privilege. (9 words)

What are examples of "pretty privilege" or "thin privilege" you've seen IRL? (13 words)

White people think when I say white privilege I mean economic privilege but I mean white living. (17 words)

Nepo kids are often criticised for the privilege they are born into, which they can’t help, but it gets worse when they flaunt that privilege in front of those who don’t even have a fraction of that, and don’t even make it count. (46 words)

A gentlemen then brought up Flower’s infamous statement, it is a “privilege to speak” (that is, it is a “privilege” for a citizen to speak at a Commissioner meeting) which came out of Flower’s mouth this year when confronting a voter at a meeting. (46 words)

Ms Seresin acknowledged that her decision to leave Cambridge mid-way through her PhD “comes from a position of privilege, including racial privilege”, adding that those who remain at the university need not be “condemned for their complicity”. (38 words)

What are examples of "pretty privilege" or "thin privilege" you've seen IRL? (13 words)

Example sentences (20)

Alison comes from a wealthy family of privilege, but she is outspoken and attempts to use her privilege for good.

If art, as Marcuse wrote, is a privilege, it’s a privilege based in the soul’s commons.

Text IQ for Privilege is now rebranded as Relativity Privilege Identify, which will be released for limited availability by end of year.

The documentary clearly shows White struggling with the privilege of being able to pick up where his life left off — a privilege taken for granted by many white people who are often victorious in criminal justice cases.

To be able to view society in this way is the definition of privilege and sadly it’s a privilege that most voted to continue to exclude First Nations people from.

And if that privilege does apply, the constitutional protections against partisan gerrymanders should outweigh the privilege and force Regier to provide some of the requested information, the attorneys argue.

Ethnic studies can also teach white students not only to better understand their privilege, but to use this privilege to in anti-racist activism.

Nepo kids are often criticised for the privilege they are born into, which they can’t help, but it gets worse when they flaunt that privilege in front of those who don’t even have a fraction of that, and don’t even make it count.

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What are examples of "pretty privilege" or "thin privilege" you've seen IRL?

A gentlemen then brought up Flower’s infamous statement, it is a “privilege to speak” (that is, it is a “privilege” for a citizen to speak at a Commissioner meeting) which came out of Flower’s mouth this year when confronting a voter at a meeting.

Being an ally is not only understanding the space you are occupying, and the privilege that accompanies it, but also using your privilege to speak for others.

Conversely, if you would prefer people not speak about the idea of Jewish privilege, it might make sense not to promote the idea of white privilege quite so assiduously.

It’s about separating economic privilege from white privilege.

Keep sentiment aside and take a thorough look, you’ll see the love for less privilege and the love for his peoples in his eyes and his stands for the less privilege without gaining anything in return.

White people think when I say white privilege I mean economic privilege but I mean white living.

However, the executive privilege is not absolute, and it is important to be clear about what the executive privilege does not protect.

Many community members have expressed outrage about the privilege of the families involved in the scandal, but more needs to be said about the privilege of these institutions themselves.

Ms Seresin acknowledged that her decision to leave Cambridge mid-way through her PhD “comes from a position of privilege, including racial privilege”, adding that those who remain at the university need not be “condemned for their complicity”.

One of the things that proves that somebody has white privilege is when that somebody denies having white privilege.

With this statement, Frank diagnoses a problem endemic to society and especially Hollywood; flaunting wealth and privilege in service of ostensible good justifies that privilege.

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Common combinations with privilege

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "privilege" in a sentence?
An example: "Alison comes from a wealthy family of privilege, but she is outspoken and attempts to use her privilege for good." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "privilege" from authentic English texts.
What does "privilege" mean?
Privilege means: An exemption from certain laws granted by the Pope.
What are synonyms of "privilege"?
Common synonyms of "privilege" include: right, let, allow, permit, favour, favor, exclusive right, perquisite. Plus 4 more synonyms.
How many example sentences with "privilege" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "privilege", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.