inherit

Example Sentences

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For example, assuming that a life estate is properly structured, the children who are set to inherit the property generally cannot force a sale while the life tenant is still living there.

From MarketWatch

Or maybe you worry that if the attorney exploits your relative and leaves them destitute, the rightful heirs will inherit little.

From MarketWatch

Investors had rushed into the stock last September, when the company reported that AMT-130 slowed the progression of Huntington’s disease, an inherited condition that causes nerve cells in the brain to decay.

From Barron's

“The Archers inherited the house and land from some distant cousins.”

From Literature

It wasn’t my fault that I’d inherited my mom’s height, and just to press the fact, I straightened my spine so I could look down at him.

From Literature