How to Use estate in a Sentence
estate
noun- His estate is worth millions of dollars.
- He inherited the estate from his parents.
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So far, 17 of the 32 available estate homes have been sold, Mann said.
— The Arizona Republic, 30 Mar. 2024 -
The news was confirmed by Stu Loeser, a spokesman for her estate.
— Ellen Burney, Vogue, 2 Mar. 2024 -
The movie was made with support from the Winehouse estate.
— Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 10 Apr. 2024 -
Ava died in 2018, though her estate remained as a plaintiff in the case.
— Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Jan. 2024 -
The journey the portraits took from the estate sale to the auction remains a mystery.
— Sydney Page, Washington Post, 29 Jan. 2024 -
The 40-acre estate has a saltwater pool, hot tub and three-acre lake.
— Jeastman, oregonlive, 29 May 2023 -
So maybe the person who handles your estate is your best friend.
— Michelle Singletary, Washington Post, 22 Nov. 2023 -
The rapper owns an estate made up of what would otherwise be 144 plots of land in the Sandbox.
— Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune Crypto, 27 July 2023 -
Epstein’s estate was the first to settle with the Virgin Islands.
— Ava Benny-Morrison, Fortune, 17 Nov. 2023 -
The film, however, wasn't able to use the track because Prince’s estate refused to give O’Connor the rights to use her version of the power ballad for the film.
— Liza Esquibias, Peoplemag, 26 July 2023 -
But when Jan’s will puts Siti at the forefront of the family estate, ideals prove to be idle and blood thicker than water.
— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 7 Dec. 2023 -
Many grew up with the history of this grand estate for bedtime stories.
— Chrissie McClatchie, Robb Report, 14 Nov. 2023 -
Then, a couple of months later, a turn of fate: Marion died and Sheridan received a call from the estate.
— James Hibberd, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 June 2023 -
Clifford Chance is also due to leave the estate by 2028 to return to a smaller location, also in the City.
— Anna Cooban, CNN, 27 Sep. 2023 -
Then the fair market value of the home could be included in the gross estate and the children would receive a step up in basis at the mother’s death.
— Liz Weston, oregonlive, 24 Apr. 2023 -
She’s been joined in estate matters by John Yancey, Dilla’s brother.
— Brian McCollum, Detroit Free Press, 13 Mar. 2024 -
The five-bedroom, six-bathroom estate appears ready for a horse and carriage to pull up to a doorman waiting on a driveway of stone pavers.
— David Caraccio, Sacramento Bee, 22 Feb. 2024 -
On a gated estate spanning more than 2 acres in the coveted enclave of Montecito, the only sound was the gurgling of the fountains.
— Candace Taylor, WSJ, 14 Nov. 2023 -
Pro tip: Legal tender reigns supreme at estate sales and can increase your odds with haggling.
— Kailyn Brown, Los Angeles Times, 1 May 2023 -
But the estate now has assets totaling less than $6 million, according to a report by the BBC.
— CBS News, 12 July 2023 -
The estate’s fourth bedroom lies in the detached guesthouse, which also sports a full bathroom, living room and kitchenette.
— James McClain, Robb Report, 6 Mar. 2024 -
In April 2021, Trump’s employees needed to move dozens of boxes from a ballroom at his Mar-a-Lago estate.
— Charlie Savage, New York Times, 20 June 2023 -
But in a letter dated Nov. 29, Jackson estate attorney Jonathan Steinsapir warned that the tapes had been stolen.
— Bill Donahue, Billboard, 14 Dec. 2023 -
This sprawling English estate might not be Buckingham Palace, but it was built by the same guy who worked on the royal residence.
— Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 4 May 2023 -
All weekend, the two process servers had been doing drive-bys at an estate 30 miles southeast of Atlanta in a quest to confront its famous owner.
— Shawn Tully, Fortune, 17 May 2023 -
Which takes us back to whether the kids are considered true owners of the home or simply on title for estate planning purposes.
— Ilyce Glink and Samuel Tamkin, Chicago Tribune, 25 Jan. 2024 -
Amid Allied air raids, Mica, as her German nurse called her, was sent to the family’s country estate.
— Robert D. McFadden, New York Times, 2 Dec. 2023 -
The estate is also home to several pets, including dogs, cats and chickens.
— Katie Mannion, Peoplemag, 23 Nov. 2023
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