inherited

Example Sentences

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I also inherited my beloved — at least by me — ramshackle family home that has not been lived in for more than 20 years.

From MarketWatch

Around 70 percent of Poland's construction site crane operators are women, a tradition inherited from the Communist era.

From Barron's

However, findings published in Hepatology show that in certain cases, a single inherited mutation can play a central role in triggering the disease.

From Science Daily

Bushi became an inherited status, one claimed by both men and women.

From The Wall Street Journal

Churchill also inherited an internally divided party when he became leader of the Conservatives and prime minister in 1940.

From The Wall Street Journal