privileged
adjective
priv·i·leged
ˈpriv-lijd 
ˈpri-və-
1
: having or enjoying one or more privileges
privileged classes
2
: not subject to the usual rules or penalties because of some special circumstance
especially
: not subject to disclosure in a court of law
a privileged communication
Examples of privileged in a Sentence
He comes from a very privileged background.
The town attracts people who are wealthy and privileged.
The President's adviser has a privileged position of trust.
She had privileged access to the files.
Only the privileged few can become members of the club.
Recent Examples on the Web
The show centers on Alex (Jason Clarke) and his wife, Maggie Murdaugh (Patricia Arquette), as their privileged world spirals following a fatal 2019 boating accident involving their son, Paul (Johnny Berchtold), that leads to more secrets emerging.
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Jordana Comiter, PEOPLE, 30 Oct. 2025
Defense lawyers argue the government’s effort amounts to a fishing expedition into privileged legal files and would set a troubling precedent for reviewing old investigative material.
—Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 30 Oct. 2025
Copernicus famously recognized that the Earth wasn’t a privileged location, and was just an ordinary planet orbiting the Sun like Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn were.
—Big Think, 29 Oct. 2025
Federal investigators accused Rozier of revealing privileged information about player availability, which was allegedly used to influence prop bets.
—Chantz Martin, FOXNews.com, 28 Oct. 2025
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Jordana Comiter, PEOPLE, 30 Oct. 2025
Defense lawyers argue the government’s effort amounts to a fishing expedition into privileged legal files and would set a troubling precedent for reviewing old investigative material.
—Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 30 Oct. 2025
Copernicus famously recognized that the Earth wasn’t a privileged location, and was just an ordinary planet orbiting the Sun like Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn were.
—Big Think, 29 Oct. 2025
Federal investigators accused Rozier of revealing privileged information about player availability, which was allegedly used to influence prop bets.
—Chantz Martin, FOXNews.com, 28 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for privileged
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“Privileged.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/privileged. Accessed 1 Nov. 2025.
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