How do you use Heiress in a sentence? See 10+ example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, including synonyms like heir or inheritor, plus the exact meaning.
Heiress meaning
- A woman who has a right of inheritance or who stands to inherit.
- A woman who has received an inheritance.
Using Heiress
- The main meaning on this page is: A woman who has a right of inheritance or who stands to inherit. | A woman who has received an inheritance.
- Useful related words include: inheritress, inheritrix, heir, inheritor.
- In the example corpus, heiress often appears in combinations such as: the heiress, heiress to, an heiress.
Context around Heiress
- Average sentence length in these examples: 26.7 words
- Position in the sentence: 9 start, 6 middle, 5 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Heiress
- In this selection, "heiress" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 26.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, irish, proclaimed, biography, con, swindles and presumptive stand out and add context to how "heiress" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include 36 42 heiress of the and american billionaire heiress s face. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "heiress" sits close to words such as adjudged, algebras and altria, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with heiress
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
The Eden Prairie organization has operated quietly, much like its namesake Cargill heiress. (13 words)
At 22, she styled herself as an heiress, forging a paper trail to prove it. (15 words)
It is not the only time racy material was released to the public without the heiress' content. (17 words)
Pitt sold the property this year in a swap deal with oil heiress Aileen Getty - she paid $33million for the compound and he downsized to her three-bed home in the same area for $5.5million, making $27.5million from the swap minus expenses. (44 words)
The Italian heiress, 20, is enjoying her summer holiday alongside her sister Princess Maria Chiara, 18, who is thought to be dating Prince Christian, the 17-year-old heir to the Danish throne. (33 words)
Game Changer is reported to be owned by Karen Lo, who is an heiress to the Vitasoy fortune, a Hong Kong-based beverage company established in 1940 by Dr. Lo Kwee-seong. (32 words)
Example sentences (20)
In the new episode “The Heiress Con,” a woman claiming to be an Irish heiress swindles thousands of dollars from her friend.
Hatton, pp.36, 42 Heiress of the crowns Sophia as dowager Electress of Hanover, around the time she was proclaimed heiress presumptive of the British crown.
As the investigation rumbled on in 2010 Liliane’s butler Pascal Bonnefoy was revealed in the press to have recorded hours of conversations with the heiress’s financial advisors and lawyers.
At 22, she styled herself as an heiress, forging a paper trail to prove it.
But the birth was not a conventional one —instead of going through pregnancy herself, the heiress-turned-businesswoman chose to find a surrogate to gestate and deliver her son.
Francoise Bettencourt Meyers is the heiress of L’Oreal and the world’s richest woman, owning with her family a 35 per cent stake in the company.
Game Changer is reported to be owned by Karen Lo, who is an heiress to the Vitasoy fortune, a Hong Kong-based beverage company established in 1940 by Dr. Lo Kwee-seong.
Given the title of her biography – Heiress, Rebel, Vigilante, Bomber: The Extraordinary Life Of Rose Dugdale, written by Sean O'Driscoll and published last year – such a response feels less surprising.
His novel eventually was translated to a stage play entitled "The Heiress" by Ruth and Augustus Goetz in 1947 and, two years later, into an award-winning movie starring Olivia de Haviland.
In a new interview, Beckham showcased a large black-and-white portrait of the American billionaire heiress’s face on his upper arm.
It is not the only time racy material was released to the public without the heiress' content.
Pitt sold the property this year in a swap deal with oil heiress Aileen Getty - she paid $33million for the compound and he downsized to her three-bed home in the same area for $5.5million, making $27.5million from the swap minus expenses.
That was followed by the follow-up Rice adaptation this January, starring Alexandra Daddario as Rowan Fielding, a neurosurgeon who discovers that she is an heiress to a dynasty of witches.
The Eden Prairie organization has operated quietly, much like its namesake Cargill heiress.
The film follows the blind wealthy heiress Margot (), whose husband Tony Wendice () discovers that she’s been having an affair with pulp fiction writer Mark Halliday ().
The heiress and reality TV star cuts a knowing dash in the photo handed out by police in Las Vegas after they arrested her in 2010 for cocaine possession.
The heiress to the throne joined her parents as they attended the opening ceremony of the 15th Legislature of the Spanish Parliament in the Congress of Deputies.
The Italian heiress, 20, is enjoying her summer holiday alongside her sister Princess Maria Chiara, 18, who is thought to be dating Prince Christian, the 17-year-old heir to the Danish throne.
The twins become friends with hotel heiress London Tipton (Brenda Song), who lives in the penthouse, and the candy counter girl, Maddie Fitzpatrick (Ashley Tisdale).
Unbeknownst to Lady Hideko, Sook-hee secretly collaborates with a conman () who aims to marry the heiress and steal her fortune.
Common combinations with heiress
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- the heiress 20×
- heiress to 11×
- an heiress 10×
- heiress and 10×
- heiress of 7×
- wealthy heiress 5×
- hotel heiress 5×
- heiress who 5×
- heiress presumptive 4×
- heiress is 3×