Sentence examples for devolved on from inspiring English sources

Upon his death, the marquessate expired, but the earldom of Antrim devolved on his brother.

The movement appeared in the Iraqi city of Kūfah in the early 700s among supporters (called Shīʿites) of the fourth caliph ʿAlī, who believed that succession to ʿAlī's position of imam, or leader, of the Muslim community had devolved on Muḥammad ibn al-Ḥanafīyah (d. c. 700), one of his sons, and Abū Hāshim, a grandson.

These later devolved on Mr. de Beaumont.

It devolved on the President to approve or to disapprove the sentence.

He died unmarried; the earldom became extinct, and the barony devolved on a nephew.

Newcastle died without issue, and the dukedom devolved on a nephew, Henry Fiennes Clinton.

By March, the rock icon was ready for a laugh but instead found himself squirming in discomfort on "The Daily Show With Jon Stewart" as the typically smooth host devolved on-air into a babbling Boss fan.

The National Weather Service shall consist of such civilian employees as Congress may annually provide for and as may be necessary to properly perform the duties devolving on said Service by law.

It is rare that 100% of the blame for a mistake devolves on to one person.

Mixing of the Bic water with the Nistru one devolves on a more larger portion of the river than 200 m.

Then the ball stopped moving, the offense devolved into one-on-one play and the defense sagged.