How to Use successor in a Sentence

successor

noun
  • The CEO's successor used to be the vice president here.
  • The same cannot be said of its successor.
    — Will Collins, The Washington Examiner, 19 Sep. 2025
  • His successor there has yet to be named.
    — Miles Socha, Footwear News, 23 Oct. 2025
  • Her successor has yet to be named.
    — Mya Abraham, VIBE.com, 22 Sep. 2025
  • The proof is in his successors.
    — Olivia Almagro, Hartford Courant, 16 Apr. 2026
  • Iran has named a son of its late supreme leader as his successor.
    — Cara Anna, Chicago Tribune, 9 Mar. 2026
  • Twitter’s true successor will be a refuge for an idea past its prime.
    — Katherine Alejandra Cross, WIRED, 13 July 2023
  • If there is a trust, find out the current and successor trustees.
    — Kristin McKenna, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
  • And the crucible of what kind of waves this team leaves for its successors.
    — Brian Robin, Oc Register, 17 Oct. 2025
  • Ujiri promised to cast a wide net in his search for Kidd’s successor.
    — Christian Clark, New York Times, 22 June 2026
  • Bernstein’s next move could not be learned, and a successor is yet to be named.
    — James Manso, Footwear News, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Long-term problems could be left to successors.
    — Gautam Mukunda, Mercury News, 17 Jan. 2026
  • His son, who is the successor, remains alive.
    — Keely Bastow, The Washington Examiner, 8 Apr. 2026
  • No mention was made of a successor.
    — Luisa Zargani, Footwear News, 27 Oct. 2025
  • Rubin is its successor and is on track to launch later this year.
    — Zev Fima, CNBC, 17 Mar. 2026
  • And to date, there has been no real Lexus successor to fill its shoes.
    — Robert Ross, Robb Report, 13 Dec. 2021
  • What are the challenges for your successor?
    — Sarah Hepola, Dallas Morning News, 25 Feb. 2026
  • King said the group already is starting the process to find his successor.
    — Noah Lyons, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Sep. 2025
  • His successor at Printemps has yet to be named.
    — Miles Socha, Footwear News, 19 Sep. 2025
  • And then there’s the question of who is the likely successor.
    — Alex Shephard, The New Republic, 30 June 2022
  • Trump could name Powell’s successor as soon as this week.
    — Bryan Mena, CNN Money, 28 Jan. 2026
  • In fact, this will probably be what crowns the app’s successor.
    — Ryan Bort, Rolling Stone, 16 Jan. 2025
  • Many view them as one of his potential successors.
    — NBC news, 28 June 2026
  • The scale and cost of that plan now loom over the search for Des Cars’ successor.
    — Thomas Adamson, Los Angeles Times, 24 Feb. 2026
  • His successor, Ted Pick, might have to come up with some new ideas for a new era.
    — Telis Demos, WSJ, 28 Oct. 2023
  • Wilson has not endorsed a successor in the race.
    — Abby Dodge, CBS News, 10 June 2026
  • Wood is expected to stay on in his role until his successor is hired.
    — Colton Pouncy, New York Times, 18 Feb. 2026
  • And what does this mean for the eventual successor?
    — Alec Lewis, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2026
  • There was no mention of any successor or a timeline given to name one.
    — Miles Socha, Footwear News, 30 Jan. 2026
  • Now a bunker seems to occupy the entire mind of his successor.
    — Neil Flanagan, The Atlantic, 2 May 2026

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