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Inherit
"Inherit" in a Sentence (19 examples)
In the case of language, however, it is only the ability to talk and understand that we inherit genetically; the particular language or languages that we speak are passed on to us not by genetic transmission but by cultural transmission.
All of these abilities are passed on to us by genetic transmission; we receive them by way of the genes that we inherit from our parents.
I will inherit his estate.
A son who could not learn to paddle his own canoe does not deserve to inherit his father's fortune.
Remember that we will inherit the results of your decisions.
His relatives took it for granted that they would inherit the bulk of his wealth.
Tom agreed to marry that man's daughter with the promise that he'd inherit the man's business.
According to Tom's will, Mary will inherit his entire estate.
Tom certainly didn't expect to inherit the house from his uncle.
Tom wishes for his son to inherit his estate.
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After Grandad died, I inherited the house.
‘It's rather like a beautiful Inverness cloak one has inherited. Much too good to hide away, so one wears it instead of an overcoat and pretends it's an amusing new fashion.’
Lucky old Daniel – his grandfather died rich, and he's inherited.
Your descendants will inherit the earth.
Let's hope the baby inherits his mother's looks and his father's intelligence.
This country has inherited an invidious class culture.
ModalWindow inherits all the properties and methods of Window.
For example, the following two code segments, from different assemblies, show how easy it is to inherit a class from another assembly.
This, or else nothing, will inherit her
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