How to Use entitle in a Sentence
entitle
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You're not entitled to your own facts.
—CBS News, 4 May 2026
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On that ground alone, he is entitled to a new trial.
—Kelsie Cairns, FOXNews.com, 16 June 2026
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And you are entitled to the choice to address it.
—Emily Cegielski, Flow Space, 18 Dec. 2025
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He's entitled and hoping no one will call him out.
—Soo Kim, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Aug. 2025
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Anybody around here is entitled to a great meal.
—Charlotte Observer, 24 Apr. 2026
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Anybody around here is entitled to a great meal.
—Heidi Finley, Charlotte Observer, 21 Apr. 2026
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But sometimes, even the greats are entitled to an off night.
—Jackson Roberts, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Aug. 2025
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Nobody is entitled to your things, ‘just a dress’ or not.
—Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 10 Sep. 2025
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Adults, in turn, are entitled to make their own choices about what to read.
—Kwame Anthony Appiah, New York Times, 10 Jan. 2025
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Johnson is entitled, of course, to choose his own deputies.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 26 Mar. 2026
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He’s entitled to choose his clients, of course, and this one has big pockets.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 19 June 2026
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Team-mates who had started the match were entitled to a greater share of the blame.
—Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 23 Oct. 2025
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You're not entitled to something in your life.
—Nicole Villalpando, Austin American Statesman, 16 Mar. 2026
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We are entitled to our own country.
—Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 9 Jan. 2026
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He was told he was entitled to pick up replacement seeds at no cost.
—The Economist, 22 Aug. 2019
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You are entitled to think for yourself.
—Victoria Uwumarogie, Essence, 20 Oct. 2025
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She would be entitled to evict you from the house and keep the contents if his name is on the deed.
—Jeanne Phillips, The Mercury News, 5 June 2024
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Are the players entitled to be not at their best or better selves?
—Dp Opinion, Denver Post, 9 Apr. 2026
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As a consumer, most of the time, we are entitled to a refund.
—Ethan Stone, USA TODAY, 16 Oct. 2024
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Then you might be entitled to be part of a class action lawsuit!
—James Folta, Literary Hub, 27 Aug. 2025
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You are entitled to have your shower for your baby with your friends.
—Carolyn Hax, oregonlive.com, 21 June 2019
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But who is entitled to forgive?
—Bernadette Meyler, Harpers Magazine, 27 Jan. 2026
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Putin is entitled to his opinion.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 1 Mar. 2026
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This doesn’t sound like their mess to clean up, and just sounds a bit immature/entitled.
—Latoya Gayle, People.com, 26 Apr. 2025
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Players who come across as entitled?
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 24 Feb. 2026
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Even among those who did take time off, many used only a fraction of what they were entitled to.
—Joshua Sidorowicz, CBS News, 21 Jan. 2026
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That doesn’t entitle us to anything.
—Joseph Person, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2026
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These people were too entitled, right?
—Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 3 Apr. 2026
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His demand is solely for the amount to which he is entitled under the lease.
—Emlyn Travis, Entertainment Weekly, 13 Dec. 2025
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So, for instance, if a player starts a game and their team win, they will be entitled to a win bonus.
—Adam Leventhal, The Athletic, 2 Feb. 2025
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