bequeathed

Example Sentences

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Forty percent of her estate was then bequeathed to her niece, the report noted, meaning that if the painting were to be sold, a portion of the revenue would legally belong to her niece’s children.

From New York Times

"In general, as we age, men are bequeathed gravitas but women are at best offered sympathy," she writes.

From BBC

Former President Donald Trump lashed out at President Biden’s border policies Monday, saying he bequeathed his successor a secure boundary which he then squandered.

From Washington Times

So, should we celebrate or mourn what Adams bequeathed to us?

From Washington Post

Dr. Prescott also took a public stand against estate taxes, so-called death taxes, on a person’s assets that are bequeathed to survivors.

From Washington Post