heritage

Example Sentences

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“This was the plan and we accomplished it,” said the 6-foot guard from Camarillo, who likely will be the third player of Mexican heritage to play in the WNBA.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 5, 2026

I’m a heritage or vestigial Catholic, at best.

From Salon • Apr. 5, 2026

Head of service for Bradford District Museums and Galleries James Steward, said the project would "shine a light on Bradford's unique scientific heritage".

From BBC • Apr. 1, 2026

That heritage gave both him and the backcountry settlers he epitomized their combative sense of equality and dignity—rooted in the history of British impositions on their ancestral lands in Ulster.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

Anyway, my heritage didn’t come up in conversation.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith