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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Elsbeth very kindly and firmly turns down her request for obviously privileged information.
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Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 14 Nov. 2024
Cera will play a naïve rebel who tries to help the desperate man, while Jones is playing a privileged woman blind to the oppression of the government.
—Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter, 28 Oct. 2024
The American Dream shouldn’t be accessible only to the privileged few.
—Kimberly Wilson, Essence, 31 Oct. 2024
That's a must, because women of color, Black women, don't have access to the type of resources for the most part than men, than privileged people, people who have money.
—Marianne Schnall, Forbes, 24 Oct. 2024
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Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 14 Nov. 2024
Cera will play a naïve rebel who tries to help the desperate man, while Jones is playing a privileged woman blind to the oppression of the government.
—Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter, 28 Oct. 2024
The American Dream shouldn’t be accessible only to the privileged few.
—Kimberly Wilson, Essence, 31 Oct. 2024
That's a must, because women of color, Black women, don't have access to the type of resources for the most part than men, than privileged people, people who have money.
—Marianne Schnall, Forbes, 24 Oct. 2024
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 1 Dec. 2024.
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