inheritance

Example Sentences

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My sexuality doesn’t obligate me to embrace a particular ideology or to reject the moral inheritance of the society that made my life possible.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 2, 2026

But man’s life is limited and the institution is continuous, an inheritance accumulated across time.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 2, 2026

“In some severe cases, the plaintiff may have additional remedies through a civil lawsuit for claims like negligence or tortious interference with inheritance rights,” the law firm says.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 19, 2026

But court watchers may not expect to hear debate about an 1844 inheritance case from New York.

From Slate • Mar. 18, 2026

“Marriages and inheritance are matters for the king, my lady. I will write to Stannis on your behalf, but—” Alys Karstark laughed, but it was the laughter of despair.

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin