bequeathed

Example Sentences

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The divergent societies the two ships bequeathed would foster what Mr. Reynolds maintains were in effect two competing nationalities.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

The world they bequeathed to us was immeasurably better than the world they'd inherited from their parents.

From BBC • Jan. 24, 2026

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

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 13, 2025

“Hey, supervisor!” — as he strode past Town Hall to Imagination Park, a gift the city’s most famous resident, filmmaker George Lucas, bequeathed along with life-sized statues of Yoda and Indiana Jones.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2025

Anna Brown, divorced and without children, had bequeathed nearly all her wealth to her mother, Lizzie.

From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann