On this page you'll find 20 example sentences with Predecessor. You'll also see the meaning and how to use the word correctly in a sentence.

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Predecessor in a sentence

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Predecessor meaning

  1. One who precedes; one who has preceded another in any state, position, office, etc.; one whom another follows or comes after, in any office or position.
  2. A model or type of machinery or device which precedes the current (or later) one. Usually used to describe an earlier, outdated model.
  3. A vertex having a directed path to another vertex

Synonyms of Predecessor

precursor forerunner

Example sentences (20)

But doing so may only boost based on the incumbent's apparent desire to be challenged by his predecessor next year.

Before they left, they said my predecessor spent only three years on the throne and that I would not last two years.

GPT-4 as more “reliable, creative, and able to handle much more nuanced instructions” compared to its predecessor.

However, the 3D chip is absolutely the fastest gaming CPU right now, and it beats its predecessor by a decent amount.

Havertz, a more creative and instinctive player, should add movement and guile where his predecessor brought presence.

Federal prosecutors and Bragg's predecessor Cyrus Vance considered bringing a case against Trump, but dropped the idea.

Grown-ups in the professional world don’t go out of their way to pick a fight with their predecessor in public.

Bommai’s two years in power continued to see the directionlessness that had marked his predecessor’s chief ministership.

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Despite the scale and the destructiveness of his predecessor’s actions, he argued, it was time for the nation to move on.

Four years later saw the release of –which may lead you to wonder if by going with a different plot from its predecessor.

He returns to Cushman & Wakefield after having worked as a partner with the firm’s predecessor firms during 2003 to 2015.

Her lawsuit echoes past upheaval at Fox News, such as the ouster of Mr. Carlson's predecessor, Bill O’Reilly.

His predecessor KK had lost a similar battle despite having vowed to make the Catholics walk on their rosary.

Governor Yusuf accused his predecessor, Abdullahi Ganduje, of giving out public land to private individuals.

Ibukun Oku Adewa, promised to build on the giant strides of his predecessor in combating crime in the state.

As Bryce Young prepares for the 2023 NFL Draft, he’s sought advice from his Alabama predecessor: Mac Jones.

Blumenthal’s immediate predecessor was another New Jerseyan, Harding resident William E. Simon (1927-2000).

A third said: "Another addition, whilst still owning its predecessor, and it does what it says on the tin.

Al-Qurashi had been the leader of IS since his predecessor, Abu al-Hasan al-Hashimi al-Qurashi, was killed in combat in 2022.

A television show adaptation of the film described above, finds a way to be even steamier than its feature-length predecessor.

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Common combinations with predecessor

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

  • his predecessor 68×
  • its predecessor 60×
  • her predecessor 10×
  • predecessor the
  • predecessor and
  • predecessor but
  • predecessor as
  • the predecessor
  • predecessor of
  • my predecessor

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "predecessor" in a sentence?
An example: "But doing so may only boost based on the incumbent's apparent desire to be challenged by his predecessor next year." This page contains 20 example sentences with the word "predecessor" from real English texts.
What does "predecessor" mean?
Predecessor means: One who precedes; one who has preceded another in any state, position, office, etc.; one whom another follows or comes after, in any office or position.
What are synonyms of "predecessor"?
Common synonyms of "predecessor" include: precursor, forerunner.
How many example sentences with "predecessor" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 20 example sentences with "predecessor", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.

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