heirloom

Example Sentences

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We reached for bread that pulls apart like buttery clouds, cakes that lean dense and generous, desserts that feel like heirlooms but behave with a little mischief.

From Salon

So many of the heirlooms I lost are irreplaceable, like the ones from my grandmother and my mom, who are no longer with us.

From Los Angeles Times

Kimchi recipes are passed down "like heirlooms", she adds.

From BBC

"We hope that whoever is lucky enough to win one of the stockings at auction will pass it down as a family heirloom to be treasured for decades to come," she added.

From BBC

The trusts are stuffed with everything from stocks, bonds and cash to ski lodges and family heirlooms.

From The Wall Street Journal