heir apparent

Example Sentences

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AIG is paying him $2.7 million under a “mutual agreement” that he forfeit a coveted role as its heir apparent, according to securities filings.

From The Wall Street Journal

His would-be challengers have been sizing up political billiard balls for the possibility of an increasingly tricky bank shot: persuading Republican voters to forsake him, while presenting themselves as the movement’s heir apparent.

From New York Times

As the oldest and as a boy, he should be the heir apparent, according to Confucian hierarchies.

From Washington Post

Polling suggests that the botched withdrawal from Afghanistan also is hurting Ms. Harris, the Democrats’ heir apparent, whose negative image among voters is worsening.

From Washington Times

Mobley, 20, has been pegged as an heir apparent to the likes of Chris Bosh and Anthony Davis thanks to his defensive versatility, shot-blocking, comfort in space and layered offensive game.

From Washington Post