birthright
noun
birth·right
ˈbərth-ˌrīt 
: a right, privilege, or possession to which a person is entitled by birth
Examples of birthright in a Sentence
the freedom that is our birthright
believed that the house was her birthright
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On a rollicking Sunday night at Dodger Stadium, the Dodgers silenced the critics, embraced their birthright and returned to the World Series, columnist Bill Plaschke writes.
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Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2024
The national push for Indian citizenship developed in the wake of the 1868 Fourteenth Amendment, which mandated birthright citizenship and barred states from limiting civil rights.
—Daniel Mandell / Made By History, TIME, 14 Oct. 2024
Making the playoffs every season will be their birthright.
—Jerry Beach, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
Reality check: To end birthright citizenship, the U.S. Constitution would have to be amended by three-fourths of the state legislatures or three-fourths of conventions called in each state for ratification — an unlikely event.
—Russell Contreras, Axios, 28 Sep. 2024
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Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2024
The national push for Indian citizenship developed in the wake of the 1868 Fourteenth Amendment, which mandated birthright citizenship and barred states from limiting civil rights.
—Daniel Mandell / Made By History, TIME, 14 Oct. 2024
Making the playoffs every season will be their birthright.
—Jerry Beach, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
Reality check: To end birthright citizenship, the U.S. Constitution would have to be amended by three-fourths of the state legislatures or three-fourths of conventions called in each state for ratification — an unlikely event.
—Russell Contreras, Axios, 28 Sep. 2024
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“Birthright.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/birthright. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.
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birthright
noun
birth·right
-ˌrīt
: a right or possession that a person is entitled to by birth
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