heir
Example Sentences
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He’d eschewed the family business to practice law in San Antonio but came back after his brother James, Dick’s heir apparent, died unexpectedly in 2015 at age 34.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 18, 2026
“But, I think this is a race where there is no heir apparent,” Levinson said.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 11, 2026
He is heir to no name, but the pure product of social ascent.
From BBC • Apr. 9, 2026
The former midwife was formally installed in the historic ceremony at Canterbury Cathedral in southeast England in front of around 2,000 people including heir to the throne Prince William and his wife Catherine.
From Barron's • Mar. 25, 2026
I try to convince myself that the note could not have referred to the poisoning of Locke’s mother, that Balekin had no motive when Dain was already the High King’s chosen heir.
From "The Cruel Prince" by Holly Black
Vocabulary lists containing heir
"The Hill We Climb," by Amanda Gorman
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"Julius Caesar" by William Shakespeare, Act III
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