bequeathed

Example Sentences

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Slot was bequeathed quality, but he put his own stamp on it to make Liverpool title winners.

From BBC • May 30, 2026

The enduring love for these Broadway shows isn’t just about the standards they have bequeathed to the American songbook.

From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2026

Monkhouse bequeathed his joke book collection to his writing partner in his will.

From BBC • Mar. 24, 2026

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

My godfather, Alex Haley, bequeathed me the opportunity to write this foreword to my father’s autobiography.

From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey