How to Use bequeath in a Sentence

bequeath

verb
  • He bequeathed his paintings to the museum.
  • Lessons of the past are bequeathed to future generations.
  • His mother bequeathed to him her fierceness.
    — Marcus Thompson Ii, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2026
  • Want to bequeath sparkle but don’t love the thought of taking out a second mortgage?
    — WSJ, 15 Nov. 2022
  • Evolution did not bequeath us a brain and a mind that is good at adopting long-term healthy habits.
    — Emma Seppälä, Washington Post, 3 Feb. 2018
  • Baez lost command of the strike zone, missing high and low to bequeath Wolters first base.
    — Andy McCullough, latimes.com, 22 May 2018
  • That’s because millions of firms owned by baby boomers will be for sale or bequeathed over the next two decades.
    — Anne Field, Forbes, 22 Feb. 2023
  • This is the first step in reclaiming the legacy bequeathed to us by the Founders.
    — Saul Cornell, The New Republic, 20 Dec. 2019
  • She was then bequeathed to his son Thomas Howlett, according to his will.
    — The Root, 16 Feb. 2018
  • The man has no kids or immediate next of kin to bequeath the estate to who could preserve it.
    — Tim Latterner, House Beautiful, 13 Aug. 2020
  • Each box owner has about 10 seats that can be transferred, rented out or bequeathed.
    — Eduard Cauich, Los Angeles Times, 10 June 2026
  • Politicians bequeathed their seats to their sons and, less commonly, wives and daughters.
    — Philip Issa, Fox News, 7 May 2018
  • And that is exactly the kind of bravery that his grandfather bequeathed to him.
    — Kevin Fisher-Paulson, San Francisco Chronicle, 4 June 2018
  • There is nothing new to pass on, no greater knowledge to bequeath the next generation.
    — Graeme McMillan, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 Apr. 2018
  • Sally could leave a will that specifically bequeaths the house to Dave.
    — Virginia Hammerle, Dallas News, 26 Mar. 2023
  • Suzanne has followed her lead, has also bequeathed her body to the Faculté de Médecine.
    — Hervé Guibert, Harper's Magazine, 2 Nov. 2024
  • Suzanne has followed her lead, has also bequeathed her body to the Faculté de Médecine.
    — Hervé Guibert, Harper's Magazine, 2 Nov. 2024
  • The legacy Bertrand bequeathed to her daughter lives on in full force both in Jolie’s life and in the lives of her kids.
    — Karen Mizoguchi, PEOPLE.com, 28 May 2017
  • News of her mother’s sudden passing takes her back home and to the even more shocking news that her mother has bequeathed the house to her.
    — Anna Marie De La Fuente, Variety, 5 May 2023
  • The city bequeathed him a new nickname, borrowed from their greatest footballing son — ‘Kvaradona’.
    — The Athletic Uk Staff, The Athletic, 13 Feb. 2025
  • These were bequeathed to her nephew Erik af Klint, a vice admiral in the Swedish Navy.
    — Jay Cheshes, Smithsonian Magazine, 28 Mar. 2025
  • Atha bequeathed the painting to the museum as a partial gift in 1986.
    — Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 Apr. 2024
  • Wait too long and leaders throughout this region will bequeath to their grandkids the bill for 2020.
    — William Pesek, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2021
  • Their place in the standings ahead of Seattle has been earned, not bequeathed because of the Mariners’ uneven play.
    — Ryan Divish, The Seattle Times, 13 Aug. 2018
  • In turn, these Asian economies bequeathed textiles and other light industries to China.
    — Andy Browne, semafor.com, 13 Nov. 2025
  • The home was bequeathed to the Currier Museum of Art and is now available for tours.
    — Rachel Davies, Architectural Digest, 29 Nov. 2024
  • These were bequeathed to the Egyptian government upon his death in 1945.
    — Nada El Sawy, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Nov. 2023
  • Following her death in 2022, the tiara was bequeathed to Queen Camilla.
    — Julia Teti, Footwear News, 18 Sep. 2025
  • Three years ago, the Butkus Foundation bequeathed its high school version of the award to Jefferson.
    — Nick Moyle, Houston Chronicle, 1 Nov. 2017
  • What the Founders bequeathed to us was sufficient to our needs, and maintaining it was good for the character of statesmen and the people both.
    — Caroline Downey, National Review, 27 Mar. 2025

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