How to Use succession in a Sentence

succession

noun

• As third in the line of succession, she would only become queen if her brothers both died or became ineligible.
• The baby will be 13th in the line of succession to the British throne.
  — Janine Henni, Peoplemag, 26 Jan. 2023
• Archie and Lilibet were too low in the line of succession when they were born to be prince and princess.
  — Karla Adam, Washington Post, 9 Mar. 2023
• Her children are not in the line of succession to the throne, either.
  — Town & Country, 7 May 2023
• The new baby will be 13th in the line of succession to the British throne, just after August.
  — Janine Henni, Peoplemag, 9 Feb. 2023
• Her relatives are also not in the line of succession to the throne.
  — Rosa Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR, 8 May 2023
• Levin committed to passing each plank of the plan as a bill of its own in quick succession.
  — Joshua Leifer, The New York Review of Books, 13 Apr. 2023
• Bird lovers crowded inside the park to watch as Pale Male and his succession of mates hatched and raised their young each spring.
  — Karen Matthews, Fortune, 17 May 2023
• The three officers who were shot had no time to react and fell in rapid succession.
  — CBS News, 22 July 2023
• The succession of Fed rate hikes have also heightened the risk of a recession.
  — Christopher Rugaber, Fortune, 22 Mar. 2023
• Harry and Meghan's children follow him in the line of succession.
  — Caitlin O'Kane, CBS News, 10 Mar. 2023
• Before the rules changed, younger sons would displace an elder daughter in the line of succession.
  — Amy Haneline, USA TODAY, 3 May 2023
• What shouldn’t be in doubt in any succession is the true meaning of that seemingly bland title.
  — Geoff Colvin, Fortune, 29 Aug. 2023
• The losses came in rapid succession, leaving the men’s tournament with no more No. 1 seeds.
  — The New York Times, New York Times, 24 Mar. 2023
• Munger’s passing has brought up the question of succession at Berkshire.
  — Nicole Goodkind, CNN, 24 Feb. 2024
• The everyday lineup feels like a succession of #6 hitters, which is not a good thing.
  — Tony Blengino, Forbes, 16 Mar. 2023
• Before Prince William welcomed three children, his younger brother followed him in the line of succession to the throne.
  — Stephanie Petit, Peoplemag, 13 Jan. 2023
• Even so, the main draw has to be the succession of waterfront terraces, with daybeds for sunbathing and step ladders that lure you into the deep blue sea.
  — Rachel Howard, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 Feb. 2024
• Then in March, two regional banks failed in quick succession.
  — Alicia Wallace, CNN, 8 May 2023
• From there, the line of succession becomes more controversial, as Prince Andrew, Duke of York, is next in line.
  — Philip Ellis, Men's Health, 7 May 2023
• While a short nap is often welcome, a constant succession of four-second sleeps sounds more like the stuff of nightmares.
  — Brian Handwerk, Smithsonian Magazine, 30 Nov. 2023
• This season also shows that succession is not an event.
  — Norman Vanamee, Town & Country, 29 May 2023
• Meanwhile, two members of the royal family are struggling for the right to marry Dior Yacine and to become next in the line of succession.
  — Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 7 Sep. 2023
• If waters don’t cool quickly enough, or if bleaching events happen in close succession, the corals die.
  — Elena Shao, New York Times, 12 July 2023
• On the hand attached to the wrist where your Apple Watch is, bring your index finger and thumb together twice in quick succession.
  — David Nield, Popular Science, 16 Nov. 2023
• Soon after, there was a succession of loud explosions that shook windows and set off car alarms.
  — Adam Taylor, Washington Post, 15 May 2023
• For more than a decade, a succession of sea creatures will live off of the whale’s body by stripping it and burrowing into the bones to find nutrients.
  — Darren Orf, Popular Mechanics, 14 July 2023
• Tesla faces two trials in quick succession, with more to follow.
  — Reuters, NBC News, 28 Aug. 2023
• He is followed by his children — making little Alix ninth in the line of succession.
  — Stephanie Petit, Peoplemag, 5 Sep. 2023
• After the vice president, who is next in line of succession for the presidency?
  — Washington Post, 1 Mar. 2023

Last Updated: 3 May 2024