inherited

Example Sentences

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But has the entrepreneurial spirit that he inherited from his grandfather and mother been passed down to his eight-year-old son?

From BBC

John Swinney's top priority meanwhile has been to eradicate child poverty, and he inherited a number of policies aimed at doing that.

From BBC

Meanwhile, I inherited a mortgage, along with several guns, broken exercise equipment, cabinets full of expired pills and 34 decorative fish.

From Salon

He has inherited a squad decimated by injuries and stripped of all confidence.

From BBC

Research suggests that about one-third of the variation in Y chromosome loss is inherited, involving around 150 genes related to cell cycle control and cancer risk.

From Science Daily