ancestor

Example Sentences

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The 16-year-old smiled as she read, describing sage as an ancestor’s prayer.

From Los Angeles Times

"Our ancestors built the cities. They produced the art and architecture. They built the industry. We stand for what is good, what is virtuous and what is noble."

From BBC

People were uploading old photographs of ancestors, then watching them blink, smile and move their heads as software "reanimated" their loved ones.

From BBC

Ghana has long promoted its pan-African credentials - for a decade anyone whose ancestors came from Africa have been entitled to Ghanaian nationality, a policy that arguably inspired Benin to launch a similar scheme.

From BBC

For generations, Seynabou Tall's ancestors have fished, dived and rowed off the coast of Dakar, where the 14-year-old, who quit school nearly four years ago, is now learning to surf.

From Barron's