bequeathed

Example Sentences

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Frieda bequeathed it to the University of New Mexico, and the D.H.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026

“We maintain ourselves in existence,” he says, “through a style bequeathed to us by our Rilkean memories.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 17, 2025

The ascent of Benson Boone, with his mustache and his backflips, suggests that Jackman may yet find inheritors to carry on the tradition he himself was bequeathed by Diamond and the rest.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2025

Slot’s imprint is now all over the squad Klopp bequeathed him – and on this raucous, triumphant day Liverpool and their supporters enjoyed the best of both of those worlds.

From BBC • Dec. 1, 2024

Devine also suspected that if he himself had not shown an interest in the Devine enterprises, old Ladd Senior would have bequeathed the operation to Shorty—lock, stock, and barrel.

From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols