ancestral

Example Sentences

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Leo is seeking to make these communities feel less isolated and to encourage them to remain in their ancestral lands.

From The Wall Street Journal

Although many living species share flexible skulls and other advanced traits, only the tuatara still retains a complete lower temporal bar, giving it a more ancestral appearance.

From Science Daily

He then traveled to the Republic of Ireland for a largely sentimental journey through his ancestral homeland, during which he often questioned why his ancestors ever left the Emerald Isle.

From Washington Post

Biden has been in Ireland this week with his sister Valerie and son Hunter, touring his ancestral home and meeting with the nation’s leaders.

From Washington Times

It is expected that the president will be presented with a brick from a fireplace that is the last surviving piece of his ancestral home in the town.

From BBC