heritage
Example Sentences
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Fabled Southern heritage has devolved into crackpot eccentricity, but that only deepens Louise’s adoration for the holdouts who honor it.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026
Surely we can point to numerous reasons but one of the more common denominators of our great heritage, for generation upon generation, was our appreciation for “the value of honest labor.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 22, 2026
In recognition of the region's cultural heritage and conservation mission, the team named the species Trimeresurus lii -- the Huaxi Green Pitviper.
From Science Daily • Apr. 22, 2026
The discord began at a time when bitterness about Spain’s colonial legacy had largely receded, and many Mexicans celebrate their mixed European and Indigenous heritage.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 18, 2026
We celebrated all afternoon our heritage, our mixed blood, ourselves.
From "Black Brother, Black Brother" by Jewell Parker Rhodes
Vocabulary lists containing heritage
It's All in the Family
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"Everyday Use" by Alice Walker
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The Boy in the Striped Pajamas
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