- plural of ancestor.
ancestors
Example Sentences
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The remarkable finds have sparked hope that some families could finally discover the fates of their ancestors, more than 80 years on from the war.
From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026
"But as it is coming for those who came before me, our elders and ancestors, we know how to roll up our sleeves and fight. So that's what we're gonna do."
From Barron's ● Aug. 8, 2026
My mother’s ancestors and my father’s boyhood and Sappho’s fragments and the sea that raised me are all still there, waiting, under a sky the color of alarm.
From Salon ● Aug. 5, 2026
We might as well require a man to wear still the coat which fitted him when a boy as a civilized society to remain ever under the regimen of their barbarous ancestors.
From Slate ● Aug. 3, 2026
Whatever decisions were made by our ancestors, I imagine how joyous they’d be knowing we’re alive now and finding one another.
From "Across So Many Seas" by Ruth Behar
