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's conservative majority took up a challenge to the birthright order earlier this year, but did not decide its constitutionality.
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Arkansas Online, 5 Oct. 2025
The Virgo eclipse reminded you that creativity is your birthright, not a luxury.
—Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 29 Sep. 2025
The administration has asked the court to uphold Trump’s changes to birthright citizenship, threatening a 127-year-old Supreme Court ruling.
—Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 27 Sep. 2025
President Donald Trump‘s administration is asking the Supreme Court to uphold his birthright citizenship order declaring that children born to parents who are in the United States illegally or temporarily are not American citizens.
—Preston Fore, Fortune, 27 Sep. 2025
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Arkansas Online, 5 Oct. 2025
The Virgo eclipse reminded you that creativity is your birthright, not a luxury.
—Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 29 Sep. 2025
The administration has asked the court to uphold Trump’s changes to birthright citizenship, threatening a 127-year-old Supreme Court ruling.
—Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 27 Sep. 2025
President Donald Trump‘s administration is asking the Supreme Court to uphold his birthright citizenship order declaring that children born to parents who are in the United States illegally or temporarily are not American citizens.
—Preston Fore, Fortune, 27 Sep. 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 10 Oct. 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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