Prerogatives in example sentence

The office of consoling those we love is one of the dearest prerogatives of affection; and Major Dunwoodie, although but little encouraged by his own momentary suggestion of relief, could not undeceive the lovely girl, who leaned on his shoulder, as he wiped the traces of her feeling from her face, with a trembling, but reviving confidence in the safety of her brother, and the protection of her lover.

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They have a sense of humor, and these are the kind of things which traditionally have been thought of as human prerogatives.

The prerogatives of people like Dick Cheney do not keep the nation safe.

As China gets bigger and stronger and richer, technologically more advanced, it will inevitably bump up against American positions and prerogatives.

Ahmadinejad himself, however, has generally ignored the post-election crisis in his public statements, and evidently believed that Khamenei’s post-election support meant that the Supreme Leader would remain passive in the face of encroachments on his traditional powers and prerogatives.

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