How to Use heir apparent in a Sentence

heir apparent

noun
  • The coach named her assistant as her heir apparent.
  • His son Amadon, 35, is the heir apparent.
    — Jane Borden, Rolling Stone, 5 Feb. 2026
  • Carl continues to be a driving force and heir apparent in the comics.
    — Lesley Goldberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Dec. 2017
  • And the Saints don't have an heir apparent to Brees waiting in the wings.
    — Tom Schad, USA TODAY, 28 June 2018
  • Jensen is likely the heir apparent to Perez behind the plate.
    — Kansas City Star, 17 Sep. 2025
  • Charles, Prince of Wales, is the heir apparent to the British throne.
    — Morgan Winsor and Zoe Magee, ABC News, 9 Apr. 2021
  • Sheffield has cast herself as the heir apparent to Duggan.
    — M.l. Elrick, Freep.com, 11 Aug. 2025
  • Muilenburg, who already was the heir apparent at the time, echoed his boss's comments.
    — Dan Catchpole, Fortune, 23 Dec. 2019
  • Where does that leave Eason who was presumed to be the heir apparent to Brooks?
    — Rahat Huq, Forbes, 13 Oct. 2024
  • As her heir apparent, Riley O’Brien was ready to make her mark.
    — Patrick Z. McGavin, Aurora Beacon-News, 15 Apr. 2018
  • Prince Charles, who was 4 years old at the time, was the first heir apparent to ever attend such an event.
    — Stephanie Kaloi, Peoplemag, 24 Apr. 2023
  • Brennan is the senior incumbent now and appears to be the next heir apparent to the throne.
    — Christian Babcock, The Mercury News, 8 Aug. 2024
  • He was also flanked by his son and heir apparent, William, now the Prince of Wales.
    — Max Colchester, WSJ, 10 Sep. 2022
  • An heir apparent to Draymond Green.
    — Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 24 June 2026
  • And as the heir apparent to standing as the face of the Miami Heat.
    — Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 1 Aug. 2024
  • San Francisco trades up to try to find an heir apparent to Trent Williams.
    — Joseph Hoyt, Dallas Morning News, 13 Mar. 2026
  • Looking into the near future, the Rams do not have a clear heir apparent to Stafford.
    — Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Nov. 2025
  • Westworld at the time was considered the heir apparent to Game of Thrones.
    — Lesley Goldberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Nov. 2022
  • The Rams chose Bruss as the heir apparent to Austin Corbett at right guard.
    — Los Angeles Times, 30 Apr. 2022
  • Their heir apparent, Pauline Ducruet of Monaco, is the perfect blend of both.
    — K.j. Yossman, Variety, 22 June 2022
  • Prince William, Duke of Cambridge, is the heir apparent to the British throne.
    — Morgan Winsor and Zoe Magee, ABC News, 9 Apr. 2021
  • Punishment for the crime, which also applies to acts against the heir apparent, ranges from 16 years to life in prison.
    — Hannah Beech, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2020
  • Jakob Chychrun is built in a similar mold and is the heir apparent to Carlson.
    — The Athletic Nhl, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
  • People across the game viewed Venable as the 69-year-old Bochy’s heir apparent.
    — Cody Stavenhagen, The Athletic, 20 Feb. 2025
  • If Payne does leave for the NFL, there’s no clear heir apparent to take over for him next season.
    — Chris Kirschner, ajc, 29 Sep. 2017
  • Bart, the heir apparent to Buster Posey, was sent down at one point last season and wasn’t catching the team’s top starters down the stretch.
    — Susan Slusser, San Francisco Chronicle, 4 Feb. 2023
  • Lo chairs Shui On; his daughter and heir apparent Stephanie Lo is vice chairman.
    — Russell Flannery, Forbes.com, 17 Jan. 2026
  • Tyler Shough, as the heir apparent to Justin Herbert, leading the offense.
    — Richard Obert, azcentral, 1 June 2020
  • Matthews is viewed as Houston’s heir apparent at second base in the wake of Jose Altuve’s switch to left field.
    — Chandler Rome, New York Times, 16 June 2025
  • In 1947, his father died in a plane crash, leaving the infant Carl as the heir apparent.
    — Lauren Hubbard, Town & Country, 10 Sep. 2023

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