- plural of scion.
scions
Example Sentences
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Growers are gathering on Sept. 30 to preorder the trees, with inoculated scions being propagated at Philip Rucks’s nursery.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 19, 2026
The first venture capitalists were wealthy individuals like Brown and Englishman Matthew Boulton—who subsidized James Watt’s steam engine in Great Britain—and scions of wealthy dynasties like the Rockefellers in the U.S.
From Barron's ● Jan. 28, 2026
Upper middle-class scions who went to the right schools, schmoozed at the right parties, and waited their respective turns for their time in the spotlight.
From Salon ● Dec. 9, 2025
The scions of two Philippine political dynasties, Duterte and Marcos had initially competed for the presidency in the lead-up to the 2022 elections.
From BBC ● Feb. 5, 2025
Some of the scions of these older families are still here.
From "Class Matters" by The New York Times
