Example Sentences

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But there is reason to hope that the struggle will bequeath benefits for the next time.

From Washington Post • Feb. 13, 2022

Some archivists, in fact, bemoan the overwhelming volume of material that this era will bequeath.

From New York Times • Mar. 12, 2015

It will require a long campaign which he will bequeath to his successor, and a sustained political effort to hold together the disparate coalition.

From Economist • Sep. 18, 2014

Candidates on that list will include José Mourinho, Jürgen Klopp, Michael Laudrup and David Moyes, and the club are hopeful that Benítez will bequeath his successor Champions League football.

From The Guardian • Jan. 29, 2013

She says she'll never tell and when she dies she will bequeath the recipe to her best friend.

From The Merriweather Girls and the Mystery of the Queen's Fan by Edholm, Lizette M.