entitle
verb
en·ti·tle
in-ˈtī-tᵊl 
en-
entitled; entitling
in-ˈtī-tᵊl-iŋ
-ˈtīt-liŋ,
en-
1
: to give a title to : designate
2
: to furnish with proper grounds for seeking or claiming something
this ticket entitles the bearer to free admission
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 on the Web
In criminal court, defendants are entitled by the 6th Amendment to speedy prosecutions.
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Trevor Hughes, USA Today, 12 Apr. 2025
Paying the mandatory ticket fee would entitle the holder to ride Metro at no additional cost on the day of the event, but ticket buyers who used other transportation would not get a refund of the fee.
—Susan Shelley, Oc Register, 12 Apr. 2025
This is absolutely the wrong time for The White Lotus to stop making fun of all the horrific ways that the not-rich have to work around entitled rich people screwing with our lives.
—Adrienne So, Wired News, 11 Apr. 2025
Namely, according to Article I of the Constitution and the Constitution’s 17th Amendment, if someone can vote in their state’s legislative elections, they are entitled to vote in its congressional elections, too.
—John J. Martin, The Conversation, 11 Apr. 2025
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Trevor Hughes, USA Today, 12 Apr. 2025
Paying the mandatory ticket fee would entitle the holder to ride Metro at no additional cost on the day of the event, but ticket buyers who used other transportation would not get a refund of the fee.
—Susan Shelley, Oc Register, 12 Apr. 2025
This is absolutely the wrong time for The White Lotus to stop making fun of all the horrific ways that the not-rich have to work around entitled rich people screwing with our lives.
—Adrienne So, Wired News, 11 Apr. 2025
Namely, according to Article I of the Constitution and the Constitution’s 17th Amendment, if someone can vote in their state’s legislative elections, they are entitled to vote in its congressional elections, too.
—John J. Martin, The Conversation, 11 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for entitle
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“Entitle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/entitle. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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entitle
verb
en·ti·tle
in-ˈtīt-ᵊl
entitled; entitling
-ˈtīt-liŋ
-ᵊl-iŋ
1
: to give a title to
2
: to give a right to : qualify
the card entitles us to a discount
entitlement
noun
-ᵊl-mənt
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