How to Use privileged in a Sentence

privileged

adjective
  • She had privileged access to the files.
  • The town attracts people who are wealthy and privileged.
  • He comes from a very privileged background.
  • Only the privileged few can become members of the club.
  • The President's adviser has a privileged position of trust.
  • Some of them will be among the most privileged people in the world.
    — New York Times, 23 Jan. 2021
  • Yes, a group of privileged white men are going to save the world.
    — Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune Crypto, 9 Mar. 2023
  • Perhaps the most privileged of us are close to that point now.
    — Paul Bloo, The New Yorker, 9 July 2021
  • We were all privileged to work with him as a colleague and a friend.
    — Ed Wittenberg, cleveland, 28 Sep. 2021
  • There is to be no privileged class with greater rights.
    — Dan McLaughlin, National Review, 17 Sep. 2021
  • Right now, the Senate is the most privileged nursing home in the country.
    — Nbc Universal, NBC News, 3 Sep. 2023
  • These are the games — high pressure, a privileged moment — to step on the field against some of these guys.
    — Chantz Martin, Fox News, 25 Nov. 2022
  • The book’s big takeaway is the chasm separating the privileged and the poor.
    — Carol Memmott, Washington Post, 8 Sep. 2023
  • Yet the rich and privileged fled the drafting of Russian bodies for Ukraine.
    — Leon Aron, National Review, 11 Nov. 2023
  • What the – the motion Marjorie put in was not privileged.
    — CBS News, 24 Mar. 2024
  • Juliet came from a privileged background and had moved around the world.
    — Rachel Pannett, Washington Post, 13 Apr. 2023
  • The people who are privileged are going to have access to the best care.
    — Damian Garde, STAT, 19 Apr. 2022
  • This was a family that I was privileged to grow with, learn from, and do life with.
    — Brande Victorian, Essence, 14 June 2021
  • Both are privileged, with au pairs and nannies and maids.
    — Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 4 Jan. 2022
  • Maybe that speaks to the absent ethics of modern privileged men.
    — Ben Travers, IndieWire, 24 July 2024
  • Do was privy to privileged emails between the county board and head lawyer Leon Page.
    — Tony Saavedra, Oc Register, 3 Apr. 2025
  • The privileged guilty are treated as blameless, while the victims and bystanders are left to clean up the mess.
    — Kelly Lawler, USA TODAY, 16 Aug. 2021
  • Southlake is a wealthy town so even the Black people who live there are very privileged.
    — Rashad Grove, Forbes, 1 Sep. 2021
  • In that way, Puck is a sort of trade publication for a privileged class of strivers.
    — Clare Malone, The New Yorker, 2 Dec. 2022
  • But here the azure oceanfront scene feels more discreet and privileged.
    — Elycia Rubin, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Dec. 2022
  • Only the heads of state of Italy and the pope’s native Argentina will get privileged seats.
    — Emma Bubola, New York Times, 26 Apr. 2025
  • As leaders, we are likely privileged to have a nice home or workspace.
    — Shep Hyken, Forbes, 18 Apr. 2021
  • Anyone can be a catalyst for good, not just the rich and privileged.
    — Dallas News, 6 Oct. 2022
  • In this case, that means a heady 1916 tome about a privileged, college tennis champion turning away from life with a silver spoon in his mouth.
    — Adam Hurly, Robb Report, 20 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

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