How to Use predecessor in a Sentence

predecessor

noun
  • Today's computers are much faster than their predecessors were.
  • Pratt took his predecessor's words to heart.
    — Julia Moore, PEOPLE, 4 May 2026
  • The movie isn’t a patch on its predecessor, but that was never the comp.
    — Nancy Tartaglione, Deadline, 15 Jan. 2025
  • This record would prove to be even shorter-lived than its predecessor.
    — Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 1 May 2026
  • Her predecessor lasted less than a year on the job.
    — Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 28 Oct. 2025
  • The best part about this launch that’s bound to fly off shelves just as fast (if not faster) than its predecessor?
    — Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 24 Oct. 2025
  • That was more than twice as long as its predecessor, the Miura.
    — Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 15 Mar. 2022
  • Buck held the position for four years and his predecessor for five.
    — Nick Anderson The Washington Post, arkansasonline.com, 25 Nov. 2023
  • Pritzkau has been on the camp scene for years, learning from his predecessors in the early stages.
    — Chris Hays, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 Feb. 2026
  • Fake greenery has come a long way from its plastic predecessors.
    — Kate McGregor, Architectural Digest, 5 Nov. 2025
  • But the Chiefs are better than their predecessors, no?
    — Kansas City Star, 18 Sep. 2025
  • Which is a movie the filmmaker seems to believe fell short of its predecessor.
    — Phil Pirrello, The Hollywood Reporter, 8 Nov. 2022
  • Time will tell if the hotel keys achieve the status of their culinary predecessors.
    — Rachel Chang, AFAR Media, 10 Oct. 2025
  • Which is more or less what his predecessor Jim Delaney once did.
    — Nathan Baird, cleveland, 20 Aug. 2022
  • The songs on bitknot are heavier, uglier, and far more glitched out than those on their predecessor.
    — Sadie Sartini Garner, Pitchfork, 1 June 2026
  • And who are the players the manager must find a way to get the most out of, in the same way his predecessor did?
    — Paul Taylor, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
  • The Paper looks much more earnest and much less funny than its predecessor.
    — Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2025
  • If that doesn’t change, this postseason run will be shorter than that of its predecessors.
    — Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 19 Apr. 2026
  • The game seems to mimic the open-world, climbing-heavy gameplay of its predecessor.
    — Kyle Orland, Ars Technica, 13 Sep. 2022
  • Cullop heaped praise on her predecessor after the game.
    — Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 30 Jan. 2026
  • Like its predecessor, the dark fantasy drama takes a while to make.
    — Emily Blackwood, PEOPLE, 21 June 2026
  • His predecessor, Williams, had also been viewed as a contender for the top job.
    — Bloomberg, Mercury News, 22 Jan. 2026
  • The tropical coral habitat is four times the size of its predecessor.
    — Ashley MacKin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Sep. 2025
  • Like my predecessors, my life has been grounded in faith and fortitude.
    — CBS News, 25 Apr. 2026
  • At the heart of his strategy is his insistence that each of its parks is a step up from its predecessors.
    — Caroline Reid, Forbes.com, 26 June 2026
  • And unlike their predecessors, many of these characters chose their at-home role.
    — Eric Magnuson, The Atlantic, 2 Mar. 2026
  • Astute observers would need to see the new car and its predecessor side by side to recognize the changes.
    — Robert Ross, Robb Report, 29 July 2022
  • Jeff Zients, Jha's predecessor, now serves as Biden's chief of staff.
    — Christian Datoc, Washington Examiner, 21 July 2023
  • This predecessor of red velvet cake a smooth chocolate flavor without all the red food dye.
    — Josh Miller, Southern Living, 12 Mar. 2026
  • DeBoer has faced a lot of pressure to live up to the dynasty that his predecessor had in place.
    — Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Sep. 2025

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