inherit
Example Sentences
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Instead, both sides of the committee could use Powell’s waning tenure to draw lines ahead of the transition, underscoring the consensus-building challenge Warsh would inherit.
The brooch she inherited from our mother was at her throat to close her collar.
From Literature
The former couple shared three children, Don Jr., Eric, and Ivanka, who inherited almost all of their mother’s remaining assets when she died.
From MarketWatch
Prosecutors said during the trial that she falsely believed she would in inherit his estate worth more than $4m after he died.
From BBC
The stakes are heightened by the looming transition: Powell’s term as chair ends in May, making whatever the committee lays out this week the baseline his successor stands to inherit.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
