privileged
adjective
priv·i·leged
ˈpriv-lijd 
ˈpri-və-
1
: having or enjoying one or more privileges
privileged classes
2
: not subject to the usual rules or penalties because of some special circumstance
especially
: not subject to disclosure in a court of law
a privileged communication
Examples of privileged in a Sentence
He comes from a very privileged background.
The town attracts people who are wealthy and privileged.
The President's adviser has a privileged position of trust.
She had privileged access to the files.
Only the privileged few can become members of the club.
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While clergy are mandated reporters in most states, the majority still protect confessions as privileged communication.
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Sophie Clark, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 May 2025
What voters want is not March 9, 2025 Iowa has probably lost forevermore its privileged place on the political calendar after the disastrous 2020 caucuses, which took days to yield a winner.
—Mark Z. Barabak, Los Angeles Times, 8 May 2025
The unglamorous work of allyship is an awareness of the privileged space one occupies, and Aluko was right to point out the importance of that awareness in her interview.
—Tamerra Griffin, New York Times, 1 May 2025
Legal mail, money orders, checks, and other official or privileged correspondence should not be sent to the Phoenix, MD address and must continue to be mailed directly to the jail in accordance with existing policies, the sheriff’s office said.
—Clifford Ward, Chicago Tribune, 25 Apr. 2025
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Sophie Clark, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 May 2025
What voters want is not March 9, 2025 Iowa has probably lost forevermore its privileged place on the political calendar after the disastrous 2020 caucuses, which took days to yield a winner.
—Mark Z. Barabak, Los Angeles Times, 8 May 2025
The unglamorous work of allyship is an awareness of the privileged space one occupies, and Aluko was right to point out the importance of that awareness in her interview.
—Tamerra Griffin, New York Times, 1 May 2025
Legal mail, money orders, checks, and other official or privileged correspondence should not be sent to the Phoenix, MD address and must continue to be mailed directly to the jail in accordance with existing policies, the sheriff’s office said.
—Clifford Ward, Chicago Tribune, 25 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for privileged
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“Privileged.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/privileged. Accessed 24 May. 2025.
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