inherit
Example Sentences
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“Gen Xers and Millennials are set to inherit $4.6 trillion in global real estate over the next 10 years,” the Journal reported recently.
"Because offspring inherit their microbiome from their mother, a poor maternal diet can shape the infant's microbiome in harmful ways," Friedman said.
From Science Daily
He raised the roof of the house he inherited; added wings, a porch and a cupola; and selected—along with his wife, Martha—the interior’s paint colors, wallpapers and furniture.
"We've got to be honest with people about the state of things. They have inherited a mess, but they will turn it around."
From BBC
He doesn't want to see his children "inherit a bad nature -- nature that we have loved being in -- if they are going to buy us".
From Barron's
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
