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 camera at times threatens to erase or make anonymous Fernando, shooting him from the back (like when Jennifer lustily goes down on him in a stairwell) as if the lens itself is taking on the privileged position of power.
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Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 15 Feb. 2025
Yes, for the third season of Mike White’s trouble-in-paradise HBO series, his privileged guests are heading east—to Thailand.
—Liam Hess, Vogue, 15 Feb. 2025
The other guests, just about all of them privileged and White, are due to get profoundly shaken up.
—Tom Gliatto, People.com, 15 Feb. 2025
As he was sworn in, CEOs of Meta, Microsoft, Apple, Amazon, Alphabet, OpenAI and TikTok, as well as top benefactor Elon Musk, were right behind him on the dais, in more privileged seats than Trump’s cabinet nominees.
—Megan Poinski, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2025
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Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 15 Feb. 2025
Yes, for the third season of Mike White’s trouble-in-paradise HBO series, his privileged guests are heading east—to Thailand.
—Liam Hess, Vogue, 15 Feb. 2025
The other guests, just about all of them privileged and White, are due to get profoundly shaken up.
—Tom Gliatto, People.com, 15 Feb. 2025
As he was sworn in, CEOs of Meta, Microsoft, Apple, Amazon, Alphabet, OpenAI and TikTok, as well as top benefactor Elon Musk, were right behind him on the dais, in more privileged seats than Trump’s cabinet nominees.
—Megan Poinski, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2025
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“Privileged.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/privileged. Accessed 20 Feb. 2025.
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