forebearer

Example Sentences

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Since children inherit these bits of DNA only from their mothers, the researchers inferred that the maternal forbearers of the Swahili people were mostly of African descent.

From New York Times • Mar. 29, 2023

But first, they - and any of the 2.5 million black Americans in California who plan to seek the payments - will have to show the evidence of their relationships to their forbearers.

From BBC • Jun. 1, 2022

This newfound mellowness is a departure from his hatable Duke forbearers.

From Slate • Mar. 14, 2018

Much separates Green from his unknown, unnamed forbearers.

From Washington Post • Oct. 13, 2016

We must all be profoundly grateful for the magnificent achievements of our forbearers in this century.

From State of the Union Address by Clinton, William Jefferson