inherited

Example Sentences

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Meanwhile, I inherited a mortgage, along with several guns, broken exercise equipment, cabinets full of expired pills and 34 decorative fish.

From Salon

He has inherited a squad decimated by injuries and stripped of all confidence.

From BBC

Research suggests that about one-third of the variation in Y chromosome loss is inherited, involving around 150 genes related to cell cycle control and cancer risk.

From Science Daily

I inherited both his sense of humor and his anxiety.

From The Wall Street Journal

McCullum is now faced with a rebuild that has strong parallels to the situation he inherited four years ago.

From BBC