bequeathing

Example Sentences

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Bequeathing Saddleback to Moore would be a powerful statement, one befitting Warren’s pathbreaking career.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 28, 2021

"They who wrought wonders by the Nile of old, Bequeathing their immortal part to us, Cast their own spirit first into the mould, And were themselves the rock they fashioned thus."

From Heroic Spain by O'Reilly, Elizabeth Boyle

Yea, beg a hair of him for memory, And, dying, mention it within their wills, Bequeathing it as a rich legacy Unto their issue.

From The Ontario High School Reader by Marty, A.E.

Bequeathing his throne to his brother Igor, he died, leaving behind him the reputation of having been one of the most energetic of the kings of this blood deluged land.

From The Empire of Russia by Abbott, John S. C. (John Stevens Cabot)