privilege
had privileged
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past perfectof privilege.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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He has always been keen to make sure the players he coached knew they had privileged jobs.
From BBC ● Jun. 4, 2026
He continued to work with Bouvier on many more acquisitions, he said, because Bouvier promised that, through his business, he had privileged access to the world’s best art and could be trusted.
From New York Times ● Jan. 9, 2024
In another conversation, on June 19, Woodward asked the president about White privilege, noting that they were both White men of the same generation who had privileged upbringings.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 9, 2020
Teare had privileged her own impressions of the videotape over those of the jury, they said.
From Slate ● Jun. 14, 2017
Unseen, from two stories up, with the benefit of unambiguous sunlight, she had privileged access across the years to adult behavior, to rites and conventions she knew nothing about, as yet.
From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan
