Sentence examples for acting entitled from inspiring English sources

But "acting entitled" or having "a sense of entitlement" is something no one yearns to be accused of.

When it comes to acting entitled, I have never measured up.

They went through life acting entitled to nothing, not heat or light, not medical care, not even three daily meals.

"Brash is code word for women managers," said John Huey, editorial director at Time Inc. Men would be called "bold," he said, and rather than suggest men were acting "entitled" to a top job, they might be called "confident".

However, this time when I complained to the manager on my way out, rather than apologizing for the bad experience, he told me rather condescendingly that I was acting entitled.

Stop acting entitled and start being empowered.

(After some commentators suggested that the students were acting like entitled children, Hornes posted a song to iTunes called "Confessions of a Spoiled Brat").

The next day I went down to breakfast and Graydon came in and I thought to myself, well, now I understand why you are always acting so entitled and walking on air even though you're rather fat.

For those who may not recall, the docuseries followed soon-to-be brides' quests for the ultimate dream wedding ― kind of like MTV's "My Super Sweet Sixteen" but with grown women acting like entitled 16-year-olds while their fiancés looked on with some mixture of awe, fear and love.

Mr. Cuomo, in conversations with confidants, said the mayor was acting like an entitled "king," trying to jam through a politically tricky plan and bullying anyone who objected.

"The first thing is to not act impulsively, emotionally or reflexively," says Dattner, who is also the co-author of the HBR article, "Can You Handle Failure?" Don't compound the issue by acting petulant or entitled.