On this page you'll find 20 example sentences with Successor. You'll also see the meaning, synonyms such as replacement or offspring and how to use the word correctly in a sentence.
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Successor meaning
- A person or thing that immediately follows another in holding an office or title.
- The next heir in order or succession.
- A person who inherits a title or office.
Synonyms of Successor
Example sentences (20)
According to May’s successor Boris Johnson, net zero was good for the planet, good for voters, good for the economy.
Even if the body type for the position remained stagnant, it would still be a tough task finding a true successor.
But the war is far from over, and Milley is leaving his successor, Air Force Gen. C.Q. Brown, an array of challenges.
Humza Yousaf, Ms Sturgeon’s successor as first minister, described the arrest as a ‘difficult day’ for the SNP.
Jack Stauber's "Oh Klahoma" is a popular song on the app, and Ford's interpretation of the sound is a worthy successor.
Mehmed IV, İbrahim’s six-year-old son, was his successor, and Kösem returned to the palace with greater powers.
Chairman Adam Crozier is expected to deliver an update on the hunt for Jansen's successor later in the summer.
If the Holy Spirit speaks, I am at peace, especially because it is Pope Francis, successor of Peter, who holds the keys.
Elon Musk’s take on the incident, aimed at Boudin’s “tough on crime” successor as D.A., was widely quoted.
In 2013, Napolitano reluctantly accepted a second term as president after attempts to find a successor failed several times.
He expects his successor will bring her or his own strengths to the position and build on the successes of the past 10 years.
In 2008, another Israeli prime minister, Ehud Olmert, tried again with Arafat's successor, Mahmoud Abbas.
And Velos Enterprise project Manager Successor Shukumbwe revealed that about 80 percent of the structural works have been done.
Antonio Banderas says he would play the masked vigilante, Zorro, one more time if his character passes the mask to a successor.
At the time, outgoing President Bill Clinton had just passed successor George W. Bush a budget surplus.
I thought that the missing piece in downtown Davis had finally been found, that there could be a worthy successor to de Vere’s.
France international Mbappe has risen to prominence in recent years and is seen as the successor to Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo.
And what a difference that day meant for Jones, drafted in 2019 as the successor to Super Bowl champs Eli Manning and Phil Simms.
Coming from the creators of the original The Callisto Protocolsupposed to be its spiritual successor.
Haile remains president for now, after the college’s Board of Trustees decided against taking steps Thursday to find a successor.
Common combinations with successor
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- his successor 46×
- successor to 44×
- the successor 19×
- its successor 12×
- successor the 8×
- successor for 8×
- her successor 6×
- successor is 6×
- successor and 5×
- spiritual successor 5×
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