entitled
adjective
en·ti·tled
in-ˈtī-tᵊld 
en-
1
: having a right to certain benefits or privileges
After having saved the country, ain't they entitled to help themselves to just as much of it as they want?—
Mark Twain
Mark Twain2
: having or showing a feeling of entitlement (see entitlement sense 2)
spoiled, entitled children
his entitled attitude/behavior
leading an entitled life
We are also the so-called entitled generation, … told by helicopter parents and the media, from the moment we exited the womb, that we could be "whatever we wanted" …—Jessica Bennett
Jessica BennettExamples of entitled in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
Winehouse, played by Marisa Abela, is never a woman with depth or dimension but rather a series of stereotypes: a (relative) good girl with big dreams, an entitled talent with a vision no one understands, a manic pixie dream girl who falls headlong into love and addiction, and a cautionary tale.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 16 May 2024
Their comments, however, garnered backlash from viewers who are either opposed to the practice or feel entitled to more transparency on the three-time Grammy winner’s part — and Goldberg is having none of it.
—Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 15 May 2024
Deborah, meanwhile, sees Ava as a bit of a hack herself — an entitled and spoiled young internet persona who was canceled for posting a joke about a closeted senator.
—J Wortham, New York Times, 12 May 2024
Our governor will not bend to the shrill and illogical will of an entitled and reckless super-minority.
—Divya Kumar, Miami Herald, 8 May 2024
Everyone makes exuberant choices, from Alison Oliver (Conversations With Friends) in her turn as troubled sister Venetia to Carey Mulligan as tragically eccentric family friend Pamela to Richard E. Grant with a pitch-perfect take on entitled befuddlement.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 1 Sep. 2023
The whole thing is a neat summary of the odd social-media economy: People post, and audiences feel entitled to weigh in on those posts, even when the conversation becomes completely unmoored from anything resembling reality.
—Caroline Mimbs Nyce, The Atlantic, 28 Mar. 2024
Why people feel entitled to the Princess of Wales’s whereabouts
By Hillary Kelly
Kate Middleton has been reduced to her body.
—Hillary Kelly, The Atlantic, 14 Mar. 2024
People are very entitled and upset when things aren’t going their way.
—Julia Moskin, New York Times, 27 Feb. 2024
Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 16 May 2024
Their comments, however, garnered backlash from viewers who are either opposed to the practice or feel entitled to more transparency on the three-time Grammy winner’s part — and Goldberg is having none of it.
—Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 15 May 2024
Deborah, meanwhile, sees Ava as a bit of a hack herself — an entitled and spoiled young internet persona who was canceled for posting a joke about a closeted senator.
—J Wortham, New York Times, 12 May 2024
Our governor will not bend to the shrill and illogical will of an entitled and reckless super-minority.
—Divya Kumar, Miami Herald, 8 May 2024
Everyone makes exuberant choices, from Alison Oliver (Conversations With Friends) in her turn as troubled sister Venetia to Carey Mulligan as tragically eccentric family friend Pamela to Richard E. Grant with a pitch-perfect take on entitled befuddlement.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 1 Sep. 2023
The whole thing is a neat summary of the odd social-media economy: People post, and audiences feel entitled to weigh in on those posts, even when the conversation becomes completely unmoored from anything resembling reality.
—Caroline Mimbs Nyce, The Atlantic, 28 Mar. 2024
Why people feel entitled to the Princess of Wales’s whereabouts
By Hillary Kelly
Kate Middleton has been reduced to her body.
—Hillary Kelly, The Atlantic, 14 Mar. 2024
People are very entitled and upset when things aren’t going their way.
—Julia Moskin, New York Times, 27 Feb. 2024
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“Entitled.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/entitled. Accessed 23 May. 2024.
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