How to Use hereditary in a Sentence

hereditary

adjective
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  • He suffers from a rare hereditary condition.
  • Welcome to the world of by-elections for hereditary peers in the House of Lords.
    — The Economist, 21 June 2018
  • The main source of resistance to the project is a number of the Wet’suwet’en hereditary chiefs.
    — Kevin Orland, Bloomberg.com, 9 May 2020
  • Heinrich may claim the hereditary title, but the House of Reuss is less than pleased with him.
    — Patrick Smith, NBC News, 8 Dec. 2022
  • Japan is believed to have the oldest hereditary monarchy in the world.
    — Time, 22 Oct. 2019
  • So the king of Prussia, a king of Bavaria, hereditary princes in an area of east-central Germany.
    — Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 15 Dec. 2022
  • The hereditary form of the disease stems from mutations to the TTR gene, which produces the protein transthyretin.
    — Nathaniel Scharping, Discover Magazine, 4 Jan. 2022
  • Japan is ruled by the longest-running hereditary dynasty in the world.
    — Washington Post, 28 Sep. 2021
  • Her father is the hereditary chief of their First Nation.
    — Sara Miller Llana, The Christian Science Monitor, 7 Aug. 2022
  • The house of Lords ceased to be hereditary in 1999, but even now it’s just merely appointed by the two main parties.
    — The Politics Of Everything, The New Republic, 17 Mar. 2021
  • Though the hereditary aspect is out of our control, many of the lifestyle aspects aren’t.
    — Celia Shatzman, Forbes, 29 Mar. 2024
  • The Chrysanthemum Throne is the oldest hereditary monarchy in the world.
    — CNN, 15 Dec. 2021
  • And it’s like a hereditary disease that’s passed on from one generation to the next.
    — Thomas Farragher, BostonGlobe.com, 3 Apr. 2022
  • Some of the functions are part of any system of hereditary monarchy, but others are very much in the hands of the sovereign . . .
    — WSJ, 25 Jan. 2019
  • Only 15% of cases are hereditary; the causes of the rest are unknown.
    — Andy Kessler, WSJ, 29 Jan. 2023
  • The position is not hereditary, but Prince Charles is expected to get the nod.
    — Erin Hill, PEOPLE.com, 19 Apr. 2018
  • Just 3% to 5% of these cancers are caused by hereditary factors.
    — Markham Heid, Time, 13 Dec. 2022
  • The illness is hereditary and may not emerge until a patient’s 40s.
    — Elizabeth Anne Brown, New York Times, 15 May 2023
  • The first to recognize that CF was a hereditary disease...
    — Katie Hafner, Scientific American, 4 Nov. 2021
  • In fact, hereditary, and all that the word encompasses within the film, extends to Aster as well.
    — Richard Newby, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 June 2018
  • Sullivan, who serves as hereditary chief for the O'Sullivan clan.
    — Glenn Garner, PEOPLE.com, 24 July 2022
  • But words are open to interpretation, and while the Crown may be hereditary, a monarch’s sense of duty is not.
    — Holly Thomas, CNN, 13 Sep. 2022
  • Sung was among the first to understand the roles of BRCA1 and 2, which are hereditary genes that suppress breast and ovarian cancers.
    — Laura Garcia, San Antonio Express-News, 7 Sep. 2022
  • Becky’s son also became ill with a blood disease, one that could have been hereditary.
    — Fiona Tapp, SELF, 18 Jan. 2019
  • This was far more first season of True Detective, with grit and gore and the kind of hereditary violence that’s all over our screens this year.
    — Cady Drell, Marie Claire, 27 Aug. 2018
  • Until 1999, every one of Britain’s hereditary peers was also entitled to sit in the House of Lords.
    — Helen Lewis, The Atlantic, 14 Nov. 2020
  • Then there’s the hereditary part of a mother’s gardening.
    — Paul Cappiello, The Courier-Journal, 7 May 2021
  • The office was hereditary, handed down from father to son.
    — National Geographic, 27 Aug. 2020
  • Although the cause of lipomas is unknown, this condition is hereditary (e.g. members of the same family have a higher chance of developing it).
    — Donna Murray, Rn, Parents, 29 July 2024
  • Many Arab rulers have banned the Brotherhood, fearing threats to their hereditary power and to more secular political agendas.
    — Jane Arraf, NPR, 12 Sep. 2024

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