entitle
verb (used with object)
to give (a person or thing) a title, right, or claim to something; furnish with grounds for laying claim.
had entitled
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past perfectof entitle.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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Brightline's lawyer Nigel Tozzi, however, said the deal had entitled his client to a brand with a high international reputation, like Coca-Cola or leading European soccer teams Real Madrid and Barcelona.
From Reuters ● Jul. 3, 2023
In 2005, he received a one-time payment of $10 million from Marvel, to settle a provision in his contract that had entitled him to 10 percent of the profits from television and film adaptations.
From New York Times ● Apr. 13, 2018
He tracks down a woman called Ruth Fetske, who studied for a time under Smith on a course he had entitled, with characteristic contrariness, “Photography Made Difficult”.
From The Guardian ● Aug. 6, 2017
When we had entitled folks or those who threw a tantrum, I often wondered where was the parent.
From New York Times ● Oct. 4, 2016
One December afternoon Paul Helm was pruning the patch of floral odds and ends that had entitled Bonnie Clutter to membership in the Garden City Garden Club.
From "In Cold Blood" by Truman Capote
