How to Use inherit in a Sentence

inherit

verb

• She inherited a love of baseball from her dad.
• When the coach quit, her assistant inherited a last-place team.
• Baldness is inherited from the mother's side of the family.
• She inherited her father's deep blue eyes.
• She inherited the family business from her father.
• When my brother left for college, I inherited his old computer.
• The company's new president will inherit some complicated legal problems.
• The late monarch was not supposed to inherit the throne.
  — Marysabel Huston-Crespo, CNN, 16 Sep. 2022
• The meek may well inherit the earth, but it’s the nerds of tomorrow that will get us to Mars.
  — Peter Debruge, Variety, 2 Sep. 2022
• Their name and fame are inherited; so, too, the wealth.
  — Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 29 Feb. 2024
• That was the thing, even if meant inheriting a 2-14 team.
  — Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Dec. 2023
• There’s the play kitchen her 3-year-old son inherited from his cousins.
  — Anna North, Vox, 18 Nov. 2024
• Yet, at age 40, the Duchess of Cambridge stands strong, poised to one day inherit the title of queen consort.
  — Elise Taylor, Vogue, 9 Jan. 2022
• The author-to-be would inherit the title in 1934, when his father died.
  — Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 20 Mar. 2022
• His will was clear about what each of his nephews would inherit.
  — Shelley Puhak, Smithsonian Magazine, 6 Jan. 2022
• As a Black woman from the South, many of her not-so-healthy habits were inherited and, for the first half of my life, passed down to me as well.
  — Deanna Taylor, Essence, 20 Mar. 2024
• That means a team taking on Beal (if Beal is amenable to the deal) also would inherit his no-trade clause.
  — Barry Jackson and, Miami Herald, 27 Jan. 2025
• It was expected at the time one of the boys might inherit the team, but that never happened.
  — Dallas News, 2 Mar. 2023
• When the king only has a daughter and no sons, should that daughter or the king's brother inherit the throne?
  — Kelly Lawler, USA TODAY, 11 Aug. 2022
• The Cougars, who were second last week, have 23 of 32 first-place votes and inherit the top spot in the wake of a pair of losses by North Carolina.
  — Eddie Timanus, USA TODAY, 29 Nov. 2022
• In many states, there are laws about how much of the estate a surviving spouse must inherit.
  — Jim Farmer, Forbes, 19 Apr. 2023
• Catherine, Princess of Wales, who is set to one day be queen, will likely inherit some.
  — Rosa Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR, 14 Sep. 2022
• The throne will be inherited by her younger brother, Crown Prince Haakon.
  — Adela Suliman, Washington Post, 14 Sep. 2023
• Will our heir have to pay any taxes on the money in the Roth account when inherited?
  — Liz Weston, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Oct. 2023
• The forthcoming project will inherit the time slot owned by Williams' show for 13 seasons.
  — Elizabeth Leonard, PEOPLE.com, 22 Feb. 2022
• Court records show Tracy Cloud stood to inherit about $2 million in the event of her husband’s death.
  — oregonlive, 11 Nov. 2021
• And what about the trauma that people inherit, and vow not to replicate, and do replicate?
  — Sasha Frere-Jones, Harper’s Magazine , 4 Nov. 2022
• The children born within its walls inherit these gifts of hatred and anger.
  — Jordan Castro, Harper's Magazine, 9 Jan. 2024
• After all, the wealth inherited by the president came in large part on the back of federal housing subsidies.
  — Adam Chandler, TIME, 20 Feb. 2025
• Probably just enjoying the fruits of inheriting Tanya’s money.
  — Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 16 Feb. 2025

Last Updated: 8 Mar 2025