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as in right
something to which one has a just claim
the promotion is his birthright, after the work he put in
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Recent Examples of birthright
Women, especially, weren’t taught that pleasure is your birthright and how to explore it in a curious and safe way.
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Essence, 11 Sep. 2025
And the trickster god Elegba, Orisha of the crossroads, stands between them, a wily ex-con buddy of Oshoosi’s — not bad, not good, a Mephistophelean drifter who secretly longs for the fraternal intimacy that is his friend’s by birthright.
—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 11 Sep. 2025
Well-Read Black Girl expands her legacy by inviting young writers to claim their birthright to storytelling and by giving readers the tools to recognize their reflection in the literary canon.
—Glory Edim
august 27, Literary Hub, 27 Aug. 2025
You’re being reminded that joy is a birthright, not a luxury.
—Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 17 Aug. 2025
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Essence, 11 Sep. 2025
And the trickster god Elegba, Orisha of the crossroads, stands between them, a wily ex-con buddy of Oshoosi’s — not bad, not good, a Mephistophelean drifter who secretly longs for the fraternal intimacy that is his friend’s by birthright.
—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 11 Sep. 2025
Well-Read Black Girl expands her legacy by inviting young writers to claim their birthright to storytelling and by giving readers the tools to recognize their reflection in the literary canon.
—Glory Edim
august 27, Literary Hub, 27 Aug. 2025
You’re being reminded that joy is a birthright, not a luxury.
—Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 17 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for birthright
Recent Examples of Synonyms for birthright
Noun
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Lisa Marie had come into her inheritance 12 years prior in 1993.—
Marina Watts,
PEOPLE,
24 Sep. 2025
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Fowler also had an annual inheritance of a hundred and twenty pounds, and yet, even for a bachelor of his modest needs, the income wasn’t a lot.—
Ben Yagoda,
New Yorker,
22 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The daycare owners also signed away their right to sue for flood damages, but the state did not place a restrictive covenant on their remaining property.—
Maia Rosenfeld,
ABC News,
1 Oct. 2025
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Republican Senators Rand Paul and Ted Cruz piped up in defense of Kimmel’s right to free speech without governmental interference.—
Sarah Stankorb,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Watching his wonderful kids, Amy, Jamie and Shauna, grow up and become deeply connected to the arts and making an impact in this world has been an immense privilege.—
Michelle Satter,
Time,
26 Sep. 2025
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Convenient scapegoat The council is widely considered unreformable because neither America nor Russia and China would ever contemplate giving up the veto privilege that gums up what could be an international peacekeeping organ.—
Andreas Kluth,
Mercury News,
26 Sep. 2025
Noun
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But the company later filed its own claim in federal court against the city, alleging that local officials were unlawfully interfering with the federal government’s prerogative to control immigration policy.—
Matthew Kelly,
Kansas City Star,
24 Sep. 2025
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The city says that was its prerogative and not a breach of the tax break agreement.—
Justin Wingerter,
Denver Post,
24 Sep. 2025
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“Birthright.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/birthright. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.
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