birthrights
- plural of birthright.
Example Sentences
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"We were all aware that we weren't being knighted or accepting a peerage. We all knew that the right we stood to gain was fairly inconsequential as inherited birthrights go."
From BBC • Jun. 18, 2026
If birthrights actually existed, women might well feel that a lot of power is due to them.
From Salon • Sep. 1, 2024
Now is the time to fulfill the birthrights of life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness called for in the Declaration of Independence.
From Seattle Times • Jul. 2, 2020
The dividing line traced by roadblocks also is tugging on sensitivities about birthrights and inequities, as Native American visitors worry about the social stigma of being locked out because of the contagion.
From Washington Times • May 8, 2020
He had been robbed of his birthright by his own mother and the people of the Blue-grass, and Marjorie's people were now robbing his of their national birthrights as well.
From The Heart of the Hills by Fox, John
