Sample Sentences forpredecessor (editor-reviewed)
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Thomas Jefferson's presidential predecessor was John Adams.predecessor = one who precedes another in time
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Some insight into the tragedy of Chris McCandless can be gained by studying predecessors cut from the same exotic cloth. (source)predecessors = people who preceded him
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These women grew on trees, on a stem running into the tops of their heads, and were picked when ripe by their predecessors. (source)predecessors = people who precede others in time
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And I hope you'll take to heart the lesson to be learned from the fate of your predecessor.† (source)
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In fact, I gather your first visit here dates back to the days of my predecessor....† (source)
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And I must say, you're taking it a lot better than your predecessor.† (source)
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I couldn't help but compare Maxon to his predecessor.† (source)
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Those trees to your left and right are called cycads, the prehistoric predecessors of palm trees.† (source)
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I am Brother Fowles, your predecessor in this mission.† (source)
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Some even attempted to turn their predecessors into religious prophets.† (source)
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"My predecessor came here, I think," the magus explained.† (source)
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Other transports come bringing men to deal with their predecessors.† (source)
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Auk XIII jumped from the pad in a similar blurred frenzy to its predecessor.† (source)
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There the School's history had unrolled, the fabled riot scenes and Presidential visits and Civil War musterings, if not in these buildings then in their predecessors on the same site.† (source)
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I don't know what killer she's referring to—Jeanine Matthews's predecessor, maybe?† (source)
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It is my hope that over the years our organization has in some part paid the price for the unspeakable act committed against humanity by our predecessors in government.† (source)
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