bequest

Example Sentences

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Receiving a bequest from your father will not change the many years you had growing up.

From MarketWatch • Oct. 24, 2025

In 1838 the U.S. received more than $500,000 from that bequest.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 3, 2025

British scientist James Smithson’s bequest was intended to support “the increase and diffusion of knowledge.”

From Salon • Aug. 22, 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