How to Use successor in a Sentence

successor

noun

• The CEO's successor used to be the vice president here.
• His successor, Ted Pick, might have to come up with some new ideas for a new era.
  — Telis Demos, WSJ, 28 Oct. 2023
• The Homestead Act of 1862, along with its successors, gridded up and gave away an area the size of Pakistan.
  — Daniel Immerwahr, The New Yorker, 16 Oct. 2023
• The board of directors will work with Hilton to find Byrd’s successor.
  — Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 31 July 2024
• Twitter’s true successor will be a refuge for an idea past its prime.
  — Katherine Alejandra Cross, WIRED, 13 July 2023
• Qin’s successor, Wang, appears to be a safe pair of hands after the backroom drama of the past month.
  — David Pierson, BostonGlobe.com, 25 July 2023
• What does the future look like for Henri or its successor?
  — IEEE Spectrum, 20 Mar. 2024
• Saban’s successor will need a hard edge to deal with the scrutiny.
  — Jon Wilner, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Jan. 2024
• Zong is survived by his wife and his daughter, Zong Fuli, who has long been groomed as his successor.
  — Nectar Gan, CNN, 26 Feb. 2024
• The palace was built by the emperor Tiberius and was much beloved by his infamous successor, Nero.
  — Christopher Parker, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 Dec. 2023
• Keep in mind that Google is expected to announce a successor, the Pixel 7A, in May.
  — WIRED, 30 Mar. 2023
• The seat is currently held by Ali Noland, who did not file to run for a second term and endorsed Strong to be her successor.
  — Cynthia Howell, arkansasonline.com, 12 Nov. 2023
• While McHenry serves in the interim, there is still not a clear successor in place for McCarthy.
  — Charna Flam, Peoplemag, 4 Oct. 2023
• Leah will continue to serve as GC for the next few months and will support a smooth transition to her successor.
  — Jennifer Maas, Variety, 9 Jan. 2024
• The successors have been tailored to meet changes in the client’s life, including the expansion of his family and changes to his home berths in the Bay of Saint-Tropez.
  — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 8 July 2024
• This dewier successor to the brand's beloved lipstick has a balmier texture that glides on like butter.
  — Jennifer Hussein, Allure, 27 Nov. 2023
• Will Newsom bite the bullet or muddle through the next few years and dump a huge fiscal crisis on his successor?
  — Dan Walters, Orange County Register, 25 Feb. 2024
• Jokowi’s successor will be under enormous pressure to live up to his record.
  — Ben Bland, Foreign Affairs, 13 Feb. 2024
• Before the brief search for Sajak’s successor came to an end, fans had campaigned for White to replace her longtime co-star.
  — Alexandra Del Rosario, Los Angeles Times, 12 Aug. 2023
• Peterson said the Hornets will begin searching for Clifford’s successor right away, but didn’t want to put a timetable on the hire.
  — Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 3 Apr. 2024
• The racer’s smaller successor is no slouch, either, with a decent amount of grunt and a ton of attitude.
  — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 10 Mar. 2023
• The fact that no group has emerged as possible successors has not gone unnoticed.
  — Kim Masters, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 Sep. 2023
• Still, the Rams could add a quarterback to the room to try to find Stafford’s successor, but this seems unlikely in the first two rounds with more pressing needs for a playoff contender.
  — Adam Grosbard, Orange County Register, 3 Apr. 2024
• If Rodgers gets his wish, he and Favre would've even been traded to the exact same team, on the exact same timeline with respect to when their successor was drafted.
  — CBS News, 15 Mar. 2023
• The episode highlighted a dilemma for Buttigieg’s party: The Democrats are led by an 80-year-old president with no clear successor.
  — Matthew Continetti, National Review, 25 Feb. 2023
• Then, Brohm was named Satterfield's successor and hopped aboard a cross-country flight to watch Bosco win a state championship.
  — The Courier-Journal, 24 Jan. 2023
• The board of the insurance company has already begun a search for his successor.
  — Detroit Free Press, 1 Mar. 2024
• The practice of the reigning class of acting winners presenting awards to their successors didn’t begin to take hold until the mid-1980s.
  — Christi Carras, Los Angeles Times, 10 Mar. 2023
• Alfie McGinty, a 27-year veteran of the office who currently serves as deputy chief coroner, is running as her successor.
  — Ryan Murphy, The Indianapolis Star, 7 Sep. 2024
• Charlotte-area Democrats have responsibility to select his successor for the remainder of the term through December.
  — Alan Wooten | The Center Square, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 9 Sep. 2024

Last Updated: 28 Sep 2024