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 rankings go Aaron, Jasmine, Toby, Iain, and perfect Tom, reclaiming the perfection that is his birthright.
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Brian Moylan, Vulture, 24 Oct. 2025
As a Chicago Irishman, jawing and spinning a yarn is my birthright.
—Outside Online, 22 Oct. 2025
California has filed more than 40 lawsuits against the Trump administration that have ranged from seeking to restore $168 billion in federal funding to birthright citizenship.
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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.
—Arkansas Online, 5 Oct. 2025
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Brian Moylan, Vulture, 24 Oct. 2025
As a Chicago Irishman, jawing and spinning a yarn is my birthright.
—Outside Online, 22 Oct. 2025
California has filed more than 40 lawsuits against the Trump administration that have ranged from seeking to restore $168 billion in federal funding to birthright citizenship.
—Barnini Chakraborty, The Washington Examiner, 16 Oct. 2025
The court's conservative majority took up a challenge to the birthright order earlier this year, but did not decide its constitutionality.
—Arkansas Online, 5 Oct. 2025
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“Birthright.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/birthright. Accessed 4 Nov. 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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