heritage

Example Sentences

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American superstars like Olivia Rodrigo, Bruno Mars and H.E.R. have championed their Pinoy heritage.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026

With a Colombian mom, she is readily attuned to Dudamel’s Venezuelan heritage.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2026

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

From Salon • Apr. 5, 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

In Grandma’s eyes, we were Ghanaian, and we should honor that heritage every day of our lives.

From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer