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Discover LudwigThe phrase "we were entitled to" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it when discussing rights, privileges, or claims that someone has in a particular situation. Example: "After years of service, we were entitled to a pension and other benefits."
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As officers, we were entitled to first class.
"There just wasn't enough time in the day to take the breaks we were entitled to".
We were entitled to nothing on the anaethetist, or the surgeon.
Less than two weeks later, BA said we were entitled to €600 each – a total of £1,748.64.
She used her checkbook to paper over the cracks in our lives, to buy us the good times she felt we were entitled to.
[The government] response was: 'Yes, we did kill them in prison but we were entitled to under international law.' "It's known as the 'bloody decade'.
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We're entitled to ask.
But we are entitled to ignore it.
But we are entitled to be worried.
"We're entitled to prove that".
We are entitled to know the answers.
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Since I tried Ludwig back in 2017, I have been constantly using it in both editing and translation. Ever since, I suggest it to my translators at ProSciEditing.

Justyna Jupowicz-Kozak
CEO of Professional Science Editing for Scientists @ prosciediting.com