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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The third season of The White Lotus is already drawing praise for Mike White’s latest exploration of how terribly privileged people can behave in a beautiful setting.
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Caroline Frost, Deadline, 1 Mar. 2025
Authors of Friday’s report wrote: The exploit, which targeted Linux kernel USB drivers, enabled Cellebrite customers with physical access to a locked Android device to bypass an Android phone’s lock screen and gain privileged access on the device.
—Dan Goodin, Ars Technica, 28 Feb. 2025
The signs of strain had begun to present themselves in Fort Worth’s least privileged neighborhoods decades earlier.
—Jaime Moore-Carrillo, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Feb. 2025
This is a classically novelistic situation (indeed, a classically Adichie plot) — the privileged women’s insistence on justice contrasting with the survivor’s desire to put the whole thing behind her.
—Sanjena Sathian, Vulture, 24 Feb. 2025
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Caroline Frost, Deadline, 1 Mar. 2025
Authors of Friday’s report wrote: The exploit, which targeted Linux kernel USB drivers, enabled Cellebrite customers with physical access to a locked Android device to bypass an Android phone’s lock screen and gain privileged access on the device.
—Dan Goodin, Ars Technica, 28 Feb. 2025
The signs of strain had begun to present themselves in Fort Worth’s least privileged neighborhoods decades earlier.
—Jaime Moore-Carrillo, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Feb. 2025
This is a classically novelistic situation (indeed, a classically Adichie plot) — the privileged women’s insistence on justice contrasting with the survivor’s desire to put the whole thing behind her.
—Sanjena Sathian, Vulture, 24 Feb. 2025
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 5 Mar. 2025.
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