heritage
Example Sentences
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The second thing he did was hand out sombreros in honor of his Mexican heritage and status as the first Latino majority owner in America’s major professional sports.
From Los Angeles Times • May 31, 2026
I think you could be a steelworker and you could be proud of where you work, your heritage, your family history within that industry and be concerned about the environment.
From BBC • May 31, 2026
"The Galleria is a living heritage, which can wear away precisely because it is loved and experienced: we take care of it so that it continues to be so," they added.
From BBC • May 29, 2026
Before he was an international sports mogul, he was Enos Stanley Kroenke from rural Missouri with sporting heritage scrawled right on his birth certificate—his namesakes were St. Louis Cardinals legends Enos Slaughter and Stan Musial.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026
Chip told them more about the Washingtons, and the night of the tennis match, and even shared secrets about his father’s heritage.
From "The Parker Inheritance" by Varian Johnson
Vocabulary lists containing heritage
It's All in the Family
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"Everyday Use" by Alice Walker
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The Boy in the Striped Pajamas
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