inherited
Example Sentences
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When Dan’s parents died, Dan and Vicky put all the money they inherited into college accounts for their grandchildren.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026
Under Section 1014 of the U.S. tax code, the cost basis of property inherited by your son would likely be the fair market value at the time of the homeowner’s death.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 4, 2026
When mom passed away, I inherited a little money for the first time — and I used some of it to finally travel to Italy on my own.
From Salon • Jun. 3, 2026
McCullum runs an "informal" environment that suited the players he inherited: experienced Test cricketers who needed freedom after being stifled by Covid and a long winless run.
From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026
Let us return to linkage: Morgan’s experiments had established that genes that were physically linked to each other on the same chromosome were inherited together.
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
Vocabulary lists containing inherited
Genetics - Middle School
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Genetics - High School
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STAAR Biology: Biological Evolution and Classification
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