Example Sentences

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The film didn’t share the same ambition or expansive scope as its predecessors.

From Salon • Jun. 6, 2026

The Apple TV series remake about a psychopath seeking revenge on a lawyer, played this time by Amy Adams, nods to its predecessors while including new twists.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026

The 2026 F1 cars do have faster acceleration than their predecessors, owing to the increased output of the electrical components of the power-units.

From BBC • Jun. 2, 2026

Powell did not leave the Fed as many of his predecessors chose to do after the expiration of their terms as chairs.

From Barron's • Jun. 1, 2026

Unlike his predecessors Washington, Jefferson, Madison, and Monroe, Andrew Jackson was born far from Virginia’s privileged world of well-to-do planters.

From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis