heir
Example Sentences
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Within weeks of the election, roughly three-quarters of the TMC's legislators revolted against both Banerjee and her nephew, Abhishek Banerjee, widely seen as her heir.
From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026
From your letter, I take it that you are her only living heir or that you own this house as joint tenants with the right of survivorship, meaning you effectively both own a 100% share.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 4, 2026
Kids of the firm’s client base of founders and business owners have heard from peers including entrepreneur Zach Dell, the son of billionaire computer pioneer Michael Dell, and investor and Walmart heir Lukas Walton.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 1, 2026
Current utilizers of the smaller cut include the buzzy Vanderbilt heir Belle Burden’s “Strangers,” George Saunders’ darkly humorous “Vigil” Lena Dunham’s millennial-tinged tell-all “Famesick” and the infamously tablet-sized “Transcription” from Ben Lerner.
From Los Angeles Times • May 27, 2026
It was like Peach knew she was the heir to the throne and had arrived to claim her tiara.
From "Far from the Tree" by Robin Benway
Vocabulary lists containing heir
"The Hill We Climb," by Amanda Gorman
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"Julius Caesar" by William Shakespeare, Act III
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