Sentence examples for heir and from inspiring English sources

He set about finding an heir and did so.

The search is on for a new heir, and a distant male relative is found.

In the 1640s, the king lost his wife, his heir and had started losing his territories.

Whatever the case, he died without designating an heir and was succeeded by Ay.

He died in 1677, leaving no heir, and his few possessions were sold at auction.

Graham, however, is Thurmond's designated heir, and he has another advantage.

Though six times married, he left a minor heir and a dangerously complicated succession problem.

He has ruled for 45 years, has no heir and holds every important position in government.

AN HEIR and a spare are reckoned a desirable outcome of a royal wedding.

(Lane's heir and adopted son, Roger MacBride, was the Libertarian Party's candidate for President in 1976).

And for Castro, Chávez was an heir and something like a beloved son.