birthright
noun
birth·right
ˈbərth-ˌrīt 
: a right, privilege, or possession to which a person is entitled by birth see also birthright citizenship
Examples of birthright in a Sentence
the freedom that is our birthright
believed that the house was her birthright
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By now, everyone in the SEC realizes football superiority isn’t a birthright.
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Seth Emerson, New York Times, 24 Feb. 2026
So some of those limitations on what government power can do, which are sort of our birthright as conservatives—we’re suspicious of government power.
—David Frum, The Atlantic, 18 Feb. 2026
Tech employees generally see corporate swag as their birthright.
—Gideon Lewis-Kraus, New Yorker, 9 Feb. 2026
For decades, guns have been a birthright among conservatives.
—Philip Elliott, Time, 26 Jan. 2026
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Seth Emerson, New York Times, 24 Feb. 2026
So some of those limitations on what government power can do, which are sort of our birthright as conservatives—we’re suspicious of government power.
—David Frum, The Atlantic, 18 Feb. 2026
Tech employees generally see corporate swag as their birthright.
—Gideon Lewis-Kraus, New Yorker, 9 Feb. 2026
For decades, guns have been a birthright among conservatives.
—Philip Elliott, Time, 26 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for birthright
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“Birthright.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/birthright. Accessed 1 Mar. 2026.
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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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