bequest

Example Sentences

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That’s a father’s bequest to his son, and a public servant’s to his country.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 13, 2026

I have one daughter who is well off, having received a generous bequest through my deceased sister’s will.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 12, 2026

Perhaps its most lasting bequest to television, however, is the messy friend defined by Dunham’s Hannah Horvath.

From Salon • Jul. 10, 2025

The left-field bequest — as if tending to Walter’s legacy with an overdue book of his correspondence wasn’t enough — is, to Iris, a mystery on top of a conundrum.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2025

In April of 1857, Mrs. Fox wrote to Robert Kane asking about the bequest for Maggie; he didn’t respond.

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock