Sentence examples for only descendant from inspiring English sources

Simeon is not the only descendant of Balkan kings to attempt a comeback.

But as the only descendant of my grandfather to have walked there, I know he sleeps in peace.

Stennis is not the only descendant of white Jim Crow-era leaders working to break their forbears' lingering grip on Southern ­mores, updating their family legacies along the way.

He is the only descendant of a first Dáil member to currently serve in the 100-year-old institution.

Seillière, the only descendant of founder Jean-Martin Wendel who currently works for the company, grouped these assets into Compagnie Générale d'Industrie et de Participations (CGIP), and floated part of it on the Paris bourse; the parent, then called Marine-Wendel, also maintained its listing.

Galvan, a Catholic who was hired by church leaders to do this half-time job in 2003, is the only descendant of California mission neophytes in such a position.

The will hints at the tense relationship between her and her only descendants.

The court overturned a provision of Hawaii's constitution under which only descendants of the native Hawaiians can vote in elections for trustees of the state's Office of Hawaiian Affairs.

It's lovely to see that the two girls who are his only descendants so far have been talented enough to keep his name in the game.

Pervasive racism impedes darker-skinned people, including not only descendants of the Aztec, Incan and Mayan civilizations but also the millions whose ancestors were brought enslaved from Africa.

"We have living in and around Newark not only descendants of people who came from many different countries, but people who come from those countries themselves," he said.