Sentence examples for of ancestors from inspiring English sources

Living on the footprint of ancestors can offer solace.

"I scan pictures of ancestors, and you can recognize the person," she said.

Things warmed up only when they got onto the subject of ancestors.

"We believe they are nearer to God," she says of ancestors.

"It all started for me with dreams -- of animals, of ancestors," he said.

They sent me a photograph from their "book of ancestors" — a notebook and scrapbook they keep.

Worse still, he has been, as someone remarks, "rather unfortunate in his choice of ancestors".

Most of us are the beneficiaries of ancestors who took a risk and went somewhere.

The importance of ancestors for the Mamprusi is manifested in shrines and rituals devoted to them.

The system of idolatry of the Baltic area was essentially manistic (pertaining to worship of ancestors).

Genealogists compile lists of ancestors, which they arrange in pedigree charts or other written forms.