Example Sentences

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"The youngsters of today are inheriting a more difficult world and the less favourable world for them than my generation."

From BBC • Apr. 30, 2026

People who are inheriting often have to weigh whether the cost to get the money that’s left to them is worth it.

From MarketWatch • Nov. 4, 2025

“I told them, ‘You are inheriting more than this exquisite technology, you are inheriting the history of how it’s been used,” Mr. Inglis said in an interview.

From New York Times • Apr. 2, 2023

"We will be de-risking a lot of those tricky businesses that we are inheriting from Credit Suisse," he told reporters.

From Reuters • Mar. 19, 2023

Don’t think you are inheriting a soft snap, son.

From The Forester's Daughter A Romance of the Bear-Tooth Range by Garland, Hamlin