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 successor to the leadership role is Abu al-Husayn al-Husayni al-Qurayshi.
  — Jared Malsin, WSJ, 30 Nov. 2022
• In the meantime, the ship's successor, the Queen Mary 2, is still in active service with the Cunard line.
  — Lilit Marcus, CNN, 12 Dec. 2022
• The story kicks off when the king is killed and a tournament of sorts is put in place to find his successor.
  — Andrew Webster, The Verge, 7 Oct. 2024
• 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
• ByteDance launched the music streamer a little over a year ago as a successor to a service called Resso.
  — Byandrew Nusca, Fortune, 25 Sep. 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
• Saturday Night Live doesn’t need to find a behind-the-scenes successor just yet.
  — Rebecca Iannucci, TVLine, 19 Sep. 2024
• 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
• Noah stepped down late last year, and no permanent successor has yet been named.
  — Mark Kennedy, BostonGlobe.com, 17 Jan. 2023
• Jermey will remain at ITV until the end of the year, at which point the British broadcaster hopes to have hired his successor.
  — Jake Kanter, Deadline, 2 Oct. 2024
• While McHenry serves in the interim, there is still not a clear successor in place for McCarthy.
  — Charna Flam, Peoplemag, 4 Oct. 2023
• Shelby’s handpicked successor and former chief of staff, Katie Britt, will take the oath of office Jan. 3.
  — al, 28 Nov. 2022
• 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

Last Updated: 3 Nov 2024