bequeathed

Example Sentences

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But many who served in the front lines maintained their revolutionary zeal, becoming more determined to sustain the regime Khomeini bequeathed to them.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 9, 2026

It takes time for newly-elected presidents to assemble their cabinet, cue up a legislative program, address the problems — or coast on the economic health — bequeathed them by their predecessors.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 24, 2025

The Mount Shasta Trail Assn., which was bequeathed hundreds of thousands of dollars from an anonymous donor who wanted to see access to the falls, tried for years to negotiate with the railroad, Harch said.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 26, 2025

The sculptor had donated it to a Save the Children charity auction in 1963, where it was bought by the former governor who later bequeathed it to Bryanston School.

From BBC • Jan. 16, 2025

But the Europeans carried a disease, and they bequeathed it to their jailers.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann