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How to use entitle in a sentence

14 example sentences · verb

Entitle means to give a title to. Example: “The deed entitled her to an undivided interest in the property.”

Examples of entitle by meaning

verbTo give a title to.

  • The deed entitled her to an undivided interest in the property.

verbTo give power or authority (to do something).

  • A passport entitles the bearer to travel to other countries.

verbTo give a title to a book, film, play, etc.

  • His autobiography, entitled Life of a Driver, was a best-seller.

More sentences with entitle

  • This voucher entitles the bearer to a 20% discount on frozen goods.From the entry voucher
  • He's got an OBE and MBE, and his recent work should entitle him to a knighthood.From the entry knighthood
  • This voucher entitles you to a free drink on the house.From the entry on the house
  • William Heddon, whose skill as a bait-caster entitles her to the laurel wreath among the anglerettes.1911 June 25, Eau Claire Sunday Leader, thirty-first year, Eau Claire, Wis., column 1. From the entry anglerette
  • And you think one year of medical school entitles you to plow through the riches of my Emersonian mind?2024, Francis Ford Coppola, Megalopolis, spoken by Cesar Catilina (Adam Driver). From the entry Emersonian
  • Each unit of scrip you buy entitles you to one acre of the choicest land in North America.2014, James A. Michener, Texas: A Novel, page 369. From the entry scrip
  • His employee status didn't entitle him to one, but Magdy on reception would slip him a key if Sabr greased him with a fifty.2009, Dan Richardson, GOG - an End Time Mystery. From the entry grease
  • The gift set contains a video and a voucher entitling them to go either snowboarding, sphering, jet skiing or rapid running for pounds 85.2001 December 13, “Your fool-proof guide to buying the perfect Christmas presents”, in Daily Post. From the entry sphering
  • At that time the publishers intended to entitle this collection with the neologism “Miristel,” a title that only Khlebnikov could have created.1968, Vladimir Markov, “The Years of Flowering”, in Russian Futurism: A History, Berkeley, Calif.; Los Angeles, Calif.: University of…. From the entry Khlebnikovian
  • According to the act, the beneficiary states could not locate the land; they were obliged to sell scrip to individuals, entitling them to choose lands as yet unlocated.2014, Morris Bishop, A History of Cornell. From the entry scrip
  • Promissory notes (or "vexels" as they are called in Russia and Ukraine) are securities which entitle the owner the right to claim certain property of the debtor (issuer).1999 January 1, Non-payment in the Electricity Sector in Eastern Europe and the Former Soviet Union, World Bank Publications, →ISBN, page 31. From the entry vexel

Meaning of entitle

  1. verb To give a title to.
  2. verb To dignify by an honorary designation.
  3. verb To give power or authority (to do something).

Full definition of entitle

Questions about entitle in a sentence

How do you use entitle in a sentence?
Entitle is used as a verb. For example: “The deed entitled her to an undivided interest in the property.”
What is a short sentence with entitle?
“A passport entitles the bearer to travel to other countries.”
What does entitle mean?
Entitle means to give a title to.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: entitle (page history and authors) and the entries each sentence comes from. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws chose the sentences, left out offensive ones and quotations older than 1900, and marked the word in each. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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