How to Use patrimony in a Sentence

patrimony

noun
  • These historic landmarks are an important part of our cultural patrimony.
  • The divisions of the present are part of the nation’s patrimony.
    — Jeet Heer, New Republic, 15 June 2017
  • This patrimony has fallen under grave threat as a result of the civil war.
    — Christian C. Sahner, WSJ, 25 Dec. 2018
  • The patrimony of a fashion brand like Gucci… its rich legacy speaks to you.
    — Vogue, 12 July 2021
  • But visitors can reap the rewards of the city's design patrimony any time.
    — Elle Decor Staff, ELLE Decor, 20 Sep. 2010
  • His patrimony would not protect him—even a former army chief who stood for the presidency last year wound up in jail.
    — The Economist, 22 Aug. 2019
  • What Silva is exploring is patrimony, which in his case is a minefield of loss.
    — David L. Ulin, Los Angeles Times, 2 Dec. 2021
  • Fashion, as much as anything, has been part of France’s patrimony and identity in the world.
    — Vanessa Friedman, New York Times, 7 June 2024
  • But behind the high-end image of such products are not only many lives and livelihoods, but a sense of national patrimony.
    — Chris O’Brien, Los Angeles Times, 8 May 2020
  • But the 24-year-old wasn't just granted his muscular frame solely on the basis of his patrimony.
    — Brett Williams, Men's Health, 8 Feb. 2022
  • Brunson has restored that patrimony, bringing the roar back to the Garden in April and May.
    — Tom Kludt, Vanity Fair, 17 Feb. 2026
  • Nothing, at such a moment, can sound more naïve than a call for Americans to rededicate ourselves to our patrimony.
    — The Editors, National Review, 25 Jan. 2021
  • The West's manifold gifts to the world all directly or indirectly flow from this great patrimony.
    — Newsweek, 18 Mar. 2025
  • But when the youthful Republic had gotten over its tantrums and recognized that its artistic patrimony was worth saving.
    — Bruce Dale, National Geographic, 17 Apr. 2019
  • Javier Marías lends his patrimony to ghost stories, stories of murder or suicide or disappearance.
    — Wyatt Mason, Harper's Magazine, 20 July 2021
  • Siena, because of its incredible art patrimony and dominant position high on the hills.
    — Angelina Villa-Clarke, Forbes, 28 May 2021
  • Recorded music is arguably America’s great artistic patrimony, our supreme gift to world culture.
    — New York Times, 11 June 2019
  • Recorded music is arguably America’s great artistic patrimony, our supreme gift to world culture.
    — Hallel Yadin, Longreads, 24 Mar. 2022
  • So, is naming new species and dutifully returning a nation’s patrimony the end goal of this science adventure?
    — Paul Sereno, Chicago Tribune, 24 Mar. 2023
  • Antiquities dealers vied for these and other objects of cultural patrimony to offer for sale in galleries and auctions.
    — AZCentral.com, 5 June 2023
  • Thus, while war ravages the country, a digital salvage operation of Yemen’s patrimony is well under way.
    — Christian C. Sahner, WSJ, 25 Dec. 2018
  • Fashion, after all, is part of the bedrock of the French economy and its patrimony, and Louis Vuitton plays a very specific role in both.
    — New York Times, 25 Apr. 2022
  • And- and all those countries, with very few exceptions, were grateful because- that America's standing up for them, standing up for their resource patrimony.
    — CBS News, 10 Nov. 2019
  • Enriching the house patrimony with such pieces is an uphill battle, owing to their popularity among collectors.
    — Lily Templeton, Footwear News, 26 May 2026
  • The collections are considered French national patrimony, just like the art in the Louvre, Lalis says.
    — Madeleine Schwartz, The New York Review of Books, 27 July 2023
  • To design and build houses on Martha’s Vineyard is to pay homage to the unique landscape and to the rich patrimony created by previous architects.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 6 June 2021
  • Now all that remains of his patrimony is enough hefty wood and tatty brocade to churn the stomachs of every Design Within Reach customer in the first three rows.
    — Alexis Soloski, New York Times, 16 Mar. 2017
  • Jorge Luis Borges once said that Argentine writers should not confine themselves to a few local themes, because the universe is their patrimony too.
    — Willa Glickman, The New York Review of Books, 25 Feb. 2023
  • Generations of leftist politicians had touted the idea of public-sector companies as part of the national patrimony.
    — Sadanand Dhume, WSJ, 14 Oct. 2021
  • According to a profile in Prestige, the 45-year-old scion is the company’s director of art, culture and patrimony.
    — Michael Ruiz, Fox News, 14 Nov. 2022

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