ancestor
Example Sentences
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“Project Hail Mary” salutes its ancestors without ripping them off—alluding to “Arrival,” “E.T.” and “Close Encounters of the Third Kind”—but it is also, excitingly, a fresh story with bold aspirations.
These animals are considered distant ancestors of modern birds and were the only dinosaur lineage to survive the mass extinction at the end of the Mesozoic era 66 million years ago.
From Science Daily
He couldn’t venture into another clan’s bone-ground without angering their ancestors ...
From Literature
Victors went beyond checking off a list of hastily scrawled names to thanking entire categories of people: women, ancestors, Koreans, audiences.
From Los Angeles Times
It enabled our ancestors to forage for food and water during the hottest period of the day, with sweat to keep them from overheating.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
