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Examples of entitle in a Sentence
He entitled his book “My Life on Mars.”
the card entitles my grandmother to the discount for senior citizens
Recent Examples of entitle from the Web
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Each party and candidate will be entitled to put agents in polling stations to oversee the count, which will be transmitted electronically and also manually to one of 290 constituency stations.
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Many people in immigration detention don’t have lawyers and, because immigration cases are civil violations and not criminal cases, are not entitled to one.
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The KDVA, established in 1998, is charged with helping veterans and their families obtain all federal, state and local veterans benefits to which they are entitled.
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Lord said those wrongly accused are entitled to damages, not just their money back.
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Here's the deal: Every Basecamp employee is entitled to a generous salary, health insurance, retirement plans, and paid time-off.
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Congress decided that every war court convict is entitled to a full appeal, Baker said, so his office is pursing it.
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Some time later Trump went to Deputy Mayor Peter Solomon and reportedly proposed a deal entitling him to a $4.4 million commission.
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They were charged in state court along with Mordechai and Jocheved Breskin, who prosecutors said collected more than $585,000 in benefits they weren’t entitled to.
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Origin and Etymology of entitle
Middle English, from Anglo-French entitler, from Late Latin intitulare, from Latin in- + titulus title
ENTITLE Defined for English Language Learners
entitle
playDefinition of entitle for English Language Learners
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: to give a title to (something, such as a book)
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: to give a right to (someone)
ENTITLE Defined for Kids
entitle
playDefinition of entitle for Students
entitled
;entitling
1 : to give a title to
2 : to give a right or claim to Buying a ticket entitles you to a seat.
Law Dictionary
entitle
Legal Definition of entitle
entitled
entitling
: to give an enforceable right to claim something
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