birthright
noun
birth·right
ˈbərth-ˌrīt 
: a right, privilege, or possession to which a person is entitled by birth
Examples of birthright in a Sentence
the freedom that is our birthright
believed that the house was her birthright
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In mid-May, the justices extended a block on Trump using a wartime authority to deport migrants who are reported gang members from Northern Texas and heard arguments related to nationwide injunctions and the president's attempts to ban birthright citizenship.
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Arkansas Online, 31 May 2025
The high court is also expected to rule in the coming weeks on the fate of Trump’s executive order rescinding birthright citizenship for people born in the U.S. whose parents aren’t citizens or permanent residents.
—Alison Durkee, Forbes.com, 30 May 2025
The president has also pushed to end birthright citizenship, a legal issue currently held up in the courts.
—Mandy Taheri, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 May 2025
The matter of nationwide injunctions took up more of the arguments than the question of revoking birthright citizenship itself.
—Jack Birle, The Washington Examiner, 29 May 2025
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Arkansas Online, 31 May 2025
The high court is also expected to rule in the coming weeks on the fate of Trump’s executive order rescinding birthright citizenship for people born in the U.S. whose parents aren’t citizens or permanent residents.
—Alison Durkee, Forbes.com, 30 May 2025
The president has also pushed to end birthright citizenship, a legal issue currently held up in the courts.
—Mandy Taheri, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 May 2025
The matter of nationwide injunctions took up more of the arguments than the question of revoking birthright citizenship itself.
—Jack Birle, The Washington Examiner, 29 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for birthright
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“Birthright.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/birthright. Accessed 6 Jun. 2025.
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birthright
noun
birth·right
-ˌrīt
: a right or possession that a person is entitled to by birth
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