inherited
Example Sentences
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Le Pen has long sought to make the party she inherited from her father Jean-Marie more palatable, including by distancing it from the antisemitic legacy of a man convicted for Holocaust denial.
From Barron's • May 7, 2026
Instead, the research suggests that inherited traits may shape how people respond to opportunities, education, and life experiences.
From Science Daily • May 6, 2026
Would you like this place if your daughter had not inherited it from your father?
From MarketWatch • May 5, 2026
Walker, who owns eight cats, many inherited after her sister died in 2019, said she chose not to insure them because of the cost.
From BBC • May 4, 2026
His grandfather, Robert Newton, had been born some time around 1570 and had inherited farmland at Woolsthorpe, in Lincolnshire.
From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin
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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