heir

Example Sentences

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It helps that he is an heir of the Haas family that built Levi Strauss and has long funded local cultural and civic institutions.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026

He set his sights on Greenland, apparently at the behest of a cosmetics heir pal.

From Salon • Mar. 19, 2026

The 59-year-old millionaire heir to a family construction fortune -- who championed the decriminalisation of cannabis in Thailand -- was first elected prime minister in September.

From Barron's • Mar. 18, 2026

Should the crown remain with the Stuarts, as many Scots argued, even if the heir happened to be Catholic?

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 18, 2026

“Do not listen, little future person! Behaving like a wild animal is all very well for your father’s wolfish wards, but it will never do for the heir to this great estate!”

From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood