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heir apparent

NOUN
  1. an heir whose right to an inheritance cannot be defeated if that person outlives the ancestor

How To Use heir apparent In A Sentence

  • Ivester, 50, had been considered heir apparent to replace Goizueta, who died Saturday from complications related to lung cancer.
  • Their apparent grief turned to crazy laughter in a minute.
  • Does their apparent lack of progress speak to their shortcomings as candidates?
  • Ivester, 50, had been considered heir apparent to replace Goizueta, who died Saturday from complications related to lung cancer.
  • Their apparent grief turned to crazy laughter in a minute.
  • Observers say that the terror inspired by the veterans and their apparent immunity from the law has been seized on by disgruntled workers to settle scores with employers.
  • Alexander I.. Lebed took center stage to criticize the ailing leader and cast himself as heir apparent.
  • I suspect, however, that many involved in this debate have very different numbers needed to test in mind, hence their apparently irreconcilable differences.
  • At 27, Suchard is the heir apparent to Uri Geller, the self-described Israeli "mystifier" who gained fame bending spoons seemingly only with the power of his mind. Ellen Sterling: The Power of the Mind: Lior Suchard Is a Living, Breathing & Entertaining Example
  • Indeed, his daughters have drawn ire for their apparently lavish lifestyle. Times, Sunday Times
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