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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The court on Thursday heard oral arguments regarding a lawsuit over the Administration’s attempt to end birthright citizenship.
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Solcyré Burga, Time, 19 May 2025
On Thursday, the Supreme Court heard arguments in Trump v. CASA, Inc., which consolidates three Trump appeals from nationwide orders restraining his executive orders limiting birthright citizenship.
—The Editors, National Review, 19 May 2025
Read more: Countries in the Americas grant birthright citizenship.
—Ramon Padilla, USA Today, 18 May 2025
And birthright citizenship is particularly ill-suited as a vehicle for curbing them.
—Ruth Marcus, New Yorker, 17 May 2025
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Solcyré Burga, Time, 19 May 2025
On Thursday, the Supreme Court heard arguments in Trump v. CASA, Inc., which consolidates three Trump appeals from nationwide orders restraining his executive orders limiting birthright citizenship.
—The Editors, National Review, 19 May 2025
Read more: Countries in the Americas grant birthright citizenship.
—Ramon Padilla, USA Today, 18 May 2025
And birthright citizenship is particularly ill-suited as a vehicle for curbing them.
—Ruth Marcus, New Yorker, 17 May 2025
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 29 May. 2025.
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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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