heir
Example Sentences
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“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 Magnani-Rocca Foundation contains the art collection of musicologist and art critic Luigi Magnani, the heir to a dairy fortune.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026
He set his sights on Greenland, apparently at the behest of a cosmetics heir pal.
From Salon • Mar. 19, 2026
Robert made Isaac the heir to all his property, including the lordship of the manor, and Hannah brought to the union as her dowry property worth £50 per year.
From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin
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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