Example Sentences

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“What was great about the script is that although you were inheriting some DNA from the original film, it was a completely original story,” says Boyle.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 18, 2025

Yeah, Rivera and Co. were inheriting Dwayne Haskins as an incumbent, and that was awkward.

From Washington Post • Apr. 28, 2023

“We knew what we were inheriting needed a real foundational fix,” Brown said.

From Washington Post • Jun. 28, 2022

As a parent you’d strive to show your child’s teachers that they were inheriting your charming young scion and listen attentively to their plans for the year.

From Slate • Sep. 12, 2013

I bet Uncle Tony and Auntie Emily—who Maddy used to call Mama Emily, which became Momly—had no idea that when they said they would be our godparents they were inheriting all this drama.

From "Patina" by Jason Reynolds