heiress

Example Sentences

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Last year, Fortune India magazine referred to her as "Heiress on Duty" at Reliance, ranking her as the 21st most powerful woman in India.

From Reuters • Apr. 26, 2022

Heiress to a significant territory, she first wed the king of France, and then, when the marriage was annulled in 1152, remarried Henry Plantagenet two months later.

From Washington Post • Nov. 24, 2021

She went on to major dramatic roles in The Snake Pit in 1948 and in The Heiress a year later, for which she won a second Oscar.

From BBC • Jul. 26, 2020

The striking brunette won best actress Oscars for "The Heiress" and "To Each His Own" in the late 1940s, and was Oscar-nominated for "Gone With the Wind," "The Snake Pit" and "Hold Back the Dawn."

From Salon • Jul. 26, 2020

Heiress to the island, the fortune, and the expectations.

From "We Were Liars" by E. Lockhart