fifth-generation
Britishadjective
Example Sentences
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Kansas player Calvin Clements, for example, is a fifth-generation Jayhawk.
From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026
"We take our time and freeze water slowly, keeping it in motion... That's how we end up with good ice," Kazuhiko Kuramoto, the firm's fifth-generation head, told AFP at their Kanazawa factory.
From Barron's ● Sep. 6, 2026
The family behind Lodge has no interest in relinquishing ownership of the company, said Lodge Chairman Jay Daniel, a fifth-generation family member and founder of an IT company.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026
Tucker, the Democratic candidate for agriculture commissioner, is a fifth-generation Texan who ties his campaign to Texas’ populist movement and focuses on issues that receive the most petition signatures on his website.
From Salon ● Aug. 3, 2026
Here dwell the fifth-generation possessors of blocks of foundries and shipyards.
From Free Air by Sinclair Lewis
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