heir apparent
Example Sentences
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AIG is paying him $2.7 million under a “mutual agreement” that he forfeit a coveted role as its heir apparent, according to securities filings.
The King spent more than 70 years as heir apparent, longer than anyone else in British history, and in his mother's later years frequently represented her on official engagements.
From BBC
His son and heir apparent, Andy Stanley, suggested that he read a letter of resignation to his congregation and let them decide if they wanted him to stay.
From New York Times
His would-be challengers have been sizing up political billiard balls for the possibility of an increasingly tricky bank shot: persuading Republican voters to forsake him, while presenting themselves as the movement’s heir apparent.
From New York Times
The once heirs apparent and freshmen guards who were an afterthought in the regular-season opener four months ago are now fully entrenched in the driver’s seat of the Washington men’s basketball team.
From Seattle Times
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