How to Use succession in a Sentence

succession

noun
  • As third in the line of succession, she would only become queen if her brothers both died or became ineligible.
  • The baby will be 13th in the line of succession to the British throne.
    Janine Henni, Peoplemag, 26 Jan. 2023
  • What's the Targaryen line of succession on the Iron Throne?
    Jenny Porter Tilley, The Indianapolis Star, 5 Aug. 2024
  • The Dance of the Dragons has been a bit of a slow burn, but the Targaryen war of succession burns on.
    Tracy Brown, Los Angeles Times, 5 Aug. 2024
  • Archie and Lilibet were too low in the line of succession when they were born to be prince and princess.
    Karla Adam, Washington Post, 9 Mar. 2023
  • Her children are not in the line of succession to the throne, either.
    Town & Country, 7 May 2023
  • This was more about her standing as the number three in the line of succession.
    CBS News, 17 Aug. 2022
  • The new baby will be 13th in the line of succession to the British throne, just after August.
    Janine Henni, Peoplemag, 9 Feb. 2023
  • Once Gingrich was gone, the line of succession was not clear.
    Ron Elving, NPR, 27 Apr. 2024
  • The goals for Gotham came in quick succession in the first half and Bay never could equalize.
    Staff and Wire Reports, The Mercury News, 25 May 2024
  • The Rapids responded to the first goal by scoring two in quick succession to take the lead toward the end of the first half.
    Braidon Nourse, The Denver Post, 21 July 2024
  • Her relatives are also not in the line of succession to the throne.
    Rosa Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR, 8 May 2023
  • When the question of succession comes, the founders’ kids don’t always have the will or knowledge to take over.
    Ahmed Ali Akbar, Chicago Tribune, 30 July 2024
  • Levin committed to passing each plank of the plan as a bill of its own in quick succession.
    Joshua Leifer, The New York Review of Books, 13 Apr. 2023
  • From there, Watko stepped it up a notch, dropping track names in rapid-fire succession.
    Glenn Rowley, Billboard, 25 Oct. 2022
  • After a pause of five to 10 seconds, there were about nine more shots in quick succession.
    Taylor Ardrey, USA TODAY, 20 May 2024
  • These counsellors include the spouse of the sovereign, and the next four people in the line of succession who are over the age of 21.
    Emily Burack, Town & Country, 26 Oct. 2022
  • Bird lovers crowded inside the park to watch as Pale Male and his succession of mates hatched and raised their young each spring.
    Karen Matthews, Fortune, 17 May 2023
  • The three officers who were shot had no time to react and fell in rapid succession.
    CBS News, 22 July 2023
  • His death will present major challenges for the succession to Khamenei.
    Benjamin Weinthal, Fox News, 20 May 2024
  • Or further down the line of succession, his son William, his grandson George?
    Rosa Prince, CNN, 19 Sep. 2022
  • Despite her status as the firstborn child of the heir to the throne, Princess Iman did not enter into the line of succession.
    Janine Henni, Peoplemag, 14 Aug. 2024
  • The key difference between the queen and the queen consort is that the queen is an ascendant to the throne through succession.
    Rachel Pannett, Washington Post, 11 Sep. 2022
  • The succession of Fed rate hikes have also heightened the risk of a recession.
    Christopher Rugaber, Fortune, 22 Mar. 2023
  • Their sisters — Princess Iman, 27, and Princess Salma, 23 — are not included in the line of succession.
    Janine Henni, Peoplemag, 13 June 2024
  • Harry and Meghan's children follow him in the line of succession.
    Caitlin O'Kane, CBS News, 10 Mar. 2023
  • This is just the first of a succession of mysteries, all of them revolving around a judge, Sir Giles Drury.
    Michael Dirda, Washington Post, 18 July 2024
  • It is now rumored that Princess Charlotte, who is third in the line of succession, will receive the title.
    Town & Country, 28 Nov. 2022
  • After 16 years of waiting for new music from The Cure, the beloved goth rock godheads have going from zero to the end in quick succession.
    Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 30 Sep. 2024
  • Talk with your advisors about making sure formal succession plans are in place.
    Janet Arzt, Forbes, 2 Oct. 2024

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