- plural of ancestor.
ancestors
Example Sentences
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The Naga will then accompany the remains of their ancestors home, with some returning for the first time in more than a century.
From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026
“Our cats’ ancestors were already meowing when they began living alongside humans,” Schwartz says.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026
I do not have faith in gods the way my ancestors had faith in Zeus.
From Salon ● Sep. 9, 2026
Researchers propose that the ancestors of Dasosaurus tocantinensis reached South America by moving through North Africa sometime between 140 and 120 million years ago.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 8, 2026
As Abuela and I freshen up to go to dinner, I think of her words about the ghosts of her Sephardic ancestors.
From "Across So Many Seas" by Ruth Behar
