lineage

Example Sentences

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Although the lineage may be different, just about every single other aspect of Margaret Atwood’s original Daisy and Agnes remains.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2026

For members of the Awadh royal lineage, the restoration is deeply personal.

From BBC • Mar. 28, 2026

The fossil is providing scientists with valuable insight into how this lineage of dinosaurs evolved, became smaller, and spread across ancient continents.

From Science Daily • Mar. 10, 2026

The first single from “Kiss All the Time”—its opening track, “Aperture”—is in this lineage.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 10, 2026

Bowiwon children, however, came from families whose lineage had been sanctified by the Great Leader.

From "Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West" by Blaine Harden