bequeathed

Example Sentences

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Each box owner has about 10 seats that can be transferred, rented out or bequeathed.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

The world they bequeathed to us was immeasurably better than the world they'd inherited from their parents.

From BBC • Jan. 24, 2026

He points out in a note that profit growth of 1% relative to the average of the prior two quarters was lower than the 1.7% benefit bequeathed by the period’s 1.5 extra days.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 12, 2025

“We maintain ourselves in existence,” he says, “through a style bequeathed to us by our Rilkean memories.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 17, 2025

And, as thanks, he bequeathed unto me his CD writer.

From "Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood" by Trevor Noah