How to Use heir apparent in a Sentence

heir apparent

noun

• The coach named her assistant as her heir apparent.
• Charles, Prince of Wales, is the heir apparent to the British throne.
  — Morgan Winsor and Zoe Magee, ABC News, 9 Apr. 2021
• Prince William, Duke of Cambridge, is the heir apparent to the British throne.
  — Morgan Winsor, ABC News, 8 Sep. 2022
• The Rams chose Bruss as the heir apparent to Austin Corbett at right guard.
  — Los Angeles Times, 30 Apr. 2022
• He was also flanked by his son and heir apparent, William, now the Prince of Wales.
  — Max Colchester, WSJ, 10 Sep. 2022
• Prince of Wales has been given to the heir apparent to the English throne since the early 1300s.
  — Martha Ross, The Mercury News, 15 Feb. 2024
• The title of Prince of Wales, which dates to the start of the 14th century, is bestowed by the reigning monarch on the heir apparent, the first in line to the throne.
  — Maria Puente, USA TODAY, 10 Sep. 2022
• Tyler Shough has widely been viewed as the heir apparent to Justin Herbert for the last 18-20 months.
  — oregonlive, 8 Oct. 2020
• In 1947, his father died in a plane crash, leaving the infant Carl as the heir apparent.
  — Lauren Hubbard, Town & Country, 10 Sep. 2023
• Their heir apparent, Pauline Ducruet of Monaco, is the perfect blend of both.
  — K.j. Yossman, Variety, 22 June 2022
• Where does that leave Eason who was presumed to be the heir apparent to Brooks?
  — Rahat Huq, Forbes, 13 Oct. 2024
• Bart, the heir apparent to Buster Posey, was sent down at one point last season and wasn’t catching the team’s top starters down the stretch.
  — Susan Slusser, San Francisco Chronicle, 4 Feb. 2023
• Westworld at the time was considered the heir apparent to Game of Thrones.
  — Lesley Goldberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Nov. 2022
• Prince Charles, who was 4 years old at the time, was the first heir apparent to ever attend such an event.
  — Stephanie Kaloi, Peoplemag, 15 Sep. 2022
• As heir apparent, Charles is also the Duke of Cornwall.
  — Emily Burack, Town & Country, 22 Feb. 2022
• Brennan is the senior incumbent now and appears to be the next heir apparent to the throne.
  — Christian Babcock, The Mercury News, 8 Aug. 2024
• His 83-year-old half brother, Sheikh Nawaf Ahmed al-Sabah, assumed the throne and named his heir apparent.
  — Washington Post, 8 Oct. 2020
• Tyler Shough, as the heir apparent to Justin Herbert, leading the offense.
  — Richard Obert, azcentral, 1 June 2020
• The hot-headed younger brother of Viserys, Daemon is the heir apparent to the throne so long as no male heir is born.
  — Erik Kain, Forbes, 18 Aug. 2022
• What to know: First in the line of succession, Prince Charles is the longest serving British monarch-in-waiting; he's been the heir apparent since the age of three.
  — Cnn Staff, CNN, 2 June 2022
• Punishment for the crime, which also applies to acts against the heir apparent, ranges from 16 years to life in prison.
  — Hannah Beech, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2020
• Muilenburg, who already was the heir apparent at the time, echoed his boss's comments.
  — Dan Catchpole, Fortune, 23 Dec. 2019
• Raisi was so loyal to Khamenei that he was widely viewed as his heir apparent.
  — Mohammad Ayatollahi Tabaar, Foreign Affairs, 24 May 2024
• Grayes, wearing Ohio State gloves, is as eager as anybody to see who emerges as the heir apparent to Keene.
  — Richard Obert, The Arizona Republic, 12 May 2021
• In the span of just a few weeks, Finley went from likely heir apparent at quarterback to one of five vying for the role of QB1.
  — Tom Green | [e-mail], al, 10 Apr. 2022
• His own daughter – the heir apparent to the company who had appeared groomed to take the job for years – resigned.
  — Kyle Feldscher, CNN, 14 Jan. 2023
• Yet Pence then failed the key -- and, really, only -- litmus test for the quest to be Trump's true heir apparent.
  — Lauren Dezenski, CNN, 25 June 2021
• Teague is the heir apparent to 2,003-yard rusher J.K. Dobbins.
  — Bill Rabinowitz, USA TODAY, 3 Mar. 2020
• Dart has certainly looked the part of heir apparent since his arrival in April.
  — Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 26 Aug. 2021
• With fewer than ninety days until the election, the point of the anecdote was supposed to be about Harris—his heir apparent and handpicked successor.
  — Susan B. Glasser, The New Yorker, 15 Aug. 2024

Last Updated: 17 Dec 2024