inherit
Example Sentences
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The couple inherited a large Cotswolds estate—with little income to sustain it.
Inheriting them meant inheriting “a responsibility to them and to the people who have owned them.”
It never made any connection with the Spurs players, while a welter of tactical shifts hinted that he was struggling to work out how to get the best out of the shambles he had inherited.
From BBC
Buyers often inherit the belongings of the seller.
After 19 years as the CEO of the CFP Board, Kevin Keller retired this month, leaving behind a different organization than the one he inherited.
From Barron's
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
