bequeathing

Example Sentences

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Hassan got further scope to exercise his instincts after Hafez al-Assad died in 2000, bequeathing power to his second son, Bashar, a British-educated eye surgeon.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 12, 2025

He played the role of mediator, bequeathing legitimacy to a group which seemingly needed his normalcy.

From Salon • Sep. 22, 2024

Longtime Dodgers fans will cringe at the bequeathing of so much power to one player, but this is how it works in Tinseltown.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 14, 2024

“My generation — and your parents’ generation — have fallen short in bequeathing the world you deserve.

From Seattle Times • May 24, 2022

Rewrite my will with a clause about my bequeathing the drawing to them.

From "From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler" by E.L. Konigsburg