inherit
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
She’s inheriting a growing state with a healthy fisc, and whether that continues is a test of whether she meant what she said.
The government said it was unacceptable, but it was still dealing with the legacy it inherited.
From BBC
In more than 85 percent of these cases, the condition is caused by inherited changes in DNA.
From Science Daily
At MoMA, which with the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences inherited Meyer’s archives, it screened to a sold-out house.
The rest of what I have of any value is jewelry I inherited from my mother.
From MarketWatch
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
