foremother
Example Sentences
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Like its foremother, “Twilight,” “The In Between” depicts a pedantic girl in a supernatural world who’s willing to die for her boyfriend.
From New York Times • Feb. 11, 2022
Even today, many in the country of 12 million know little about their foremother.
From Washington Post • Aug. 26, 2021
I also found the reboot too glossy, too chic, and rather boring when compared with its foremother.
From Slate • Mar. 17, 2020
“She’s a pioneering performance artist and poet, a mystic, a feminist foremother for a whole generation of women artists and writers.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 16, 2020
Some forefather of yours may have heard the song of the Over-Lord, perhaps from the lips of some foremother of mine.
From Stella Fregelius by Haggard, Henry Rider
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
