inheritance

Example Sentences

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But court watchers may not expect to hear debate about an 1844 inheritance case from New York.

From Slate • Mar. 18, 2026

First-time buyers are also drawing more heavily on the bank of mum and dad - with almost one in three deposits coming from family gifts, and almost a tenth coming from inheritance.

From BBC • Mar. 18, 2026

He says he isn’t, but his optimism is guarded: “Our constitutional structure is still the greatest inheritance that anybody’s ever received.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 13, 2026

A sense of discomfort in the roles their inheritance and their culture impose upon them is shared by all the major characters.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 12, 2026

Using her small inheritance, my mother enrolled in cosmetology school.

From "Three Little Words: A Memoir" by Ashley Rhodes-Courter