The phrase "his progenitors" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when referring to someone's ancestors or forebears, often in a formal or literary context.
Example: "He often spoke of his progenitors and the legacy they left behind."
Alternatives: "his ancestors" or "his forebears."
Hank III does his progenitors proud with his punk honky-tonkin'.
And this, I suspect, is a parricide even this wayward son can't enact on his progenitors Pinter and Miller; better to pass over their legacies in silence".
His progenitors on the literary scene were, according to him, "Native American multi-genre artists" which is not a a section at your local bookstore.
At the same time, he always attempted to maintain strategic imperatives on a plane above mere morality, as any of his progenitors surely would have.
From the wheelchair it was impossible even to catch a glimpse of the baby, who was completely walled in by his progenitors.
More compelling are ventures like Biss's other recent project, "Schumann: Under the Influence," which upended stereotypes about the composer by presenting his music alongside his progenitors (Purcell, Schubert) and his progeny (Janáček, Timothy Andres).
As if Someone were intent on abolishing this whole errant Venn line, this touchingly human blemish on the family record, fatherless Henry Garnett Venn soon followed his progenitor into the bosom of God, dying three days after his birth, on 6 July 1908.
In a 1988 volume on the history of his family's company, Sam wrote of his progenitor: "He held the notion that business should put back something into the communities in which they are located.
The weekend is rounded out with Charles Walters's 1956 "High Society" (Sunday, 4 p.m ., a musical remake of "The Philadelphia Story" that casts Sinatra opposite his progenitor, Bing Crosby, as rivals for the affections of Grace Kelly.
Homer Iyer differs from his progenitor in a few ways: instead of donuts, he craves vadai, the savory (and circular) fried snack from South India.
That is, because of the precarious economic situation imposed on millions of Cubans by his progenitor, now he can give himself luxuries that exceed what could be paid for with the retired father's pension.
