bequeathed

Example Sentences

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The enduring love for these Broadway shows isn’t just about the standards they have bequeathed to the American songbook.

From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2026

Monkhouse bequeathed his joke book collection to his writing partner in his will.

From BBC • Mar. 24, 2026

Gehry bequeathed blueprints and models, sketches and concepts, for his large and devoted team of younger architects and next-generation visionaries equipped to fabricate our way out of angst.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 20, 2026

Mr. Rein implores us to override the divisive reflexes evolution has bequeathed us.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 13, 2025

Frances and her husband took him in for a while, until his maternal grandfather died and bequeathed Charles enough money to pay for college.

From "Ambushed!" by Gail Jarrow