descendant

How To Use descendant In A Sentence

• It is an Extended Family Tree - showing all the collateral branches of a family, i.e. all the descendants.
• The ‘hammer’ and ‘anvil’ bones of the mammalian ear are descendants of these nubbins.
• The sound is a direct descendant of old skool UK garage, the bumpy beats of yore with rubbery basslines and cutting edge sampling techniques, taking in everything from soul to electro to jazz to blue grass.
• Often the founders or their descendants, they tend to take a longer-term view than purely financial investors and are more concerned with issues such as reputation. Times, Sunday Times
• Often the founders or their descendants, they tend to take a longer-term view than purely financial investors and are more concerned with issues such as reputation. Times, Sunday Times
• Sclavonic blood, or from the descendants of Rurik's companions, differ little in regularity of feature and expression of countenance from the handsomest races of Europe. Glimpses of Life and Manners in Persia
• Shiites of this branch believed that the Prophet Muhammad's successors or vicars were his cousin and son-in-law, Ali, and the eleven lineal descendants of Ali and the Prophet's daughter, Fatima.
• Besides the majority Sinhala Buddhists, the nation also includes Sri Lankan Tamils, Tamils of recent Indian origin, Muslims, and Burghers, descendants of intermarriages between Sri Lankans and Europeans.
• A Native American people formerly inhabiting north-central Missouri, with present-day descendants living with the Oto in north-central Oklahoma.
• Fugitive slaves from the West Indies or Guyana, or their descendants, were called Maroons.