inheriting

Example Sentences

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Ternus is inheriting a massive business, finely-tuned to delight die-hard fans.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2026

ProPublica determined the increase is not the result of inheriting a larger caseload or more referrals from law enforcement.

From Salon • Apr. 1, 2026

Inheriting them meant inheriting “a responsibility to them and to the people who have owned them.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026

Related: ‘I have no savings’: I’m inheriting $400,000.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 16, 2026

I bet Uncle Tony and Auntie Emily—who Maddy used to call Mama Emily, which became Momly—had no idea that when they said they would be our godparents they were inheriting all this drama.

From "Patina" by Jason Reynolds