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.
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The baby will be 13th in the line of succession to the British throne.
—Janine Henni, Peoplemag, 26 Jan. 2023
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What's the Targaryen line of succession on the Iron Throne?
—Jenny Porter Tilley, The Indianapolis Star, 5 Aug. 2024
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The Dance of the Dragons has been a bit of a slow burn, but the Targaryen war of succession burns on.
—Tracy Brown, Los Angeles Times, 5 Aug. 2024
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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
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So many in one area in quick succession is kind of strange.
—Cliff Pinckard, cleveland, 1 Mar. 2022
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Her children are not in the line of succession to the throne, either.
—Town & Country, 7 May 2023
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Do not try to do all of these at once or in rapid succession, Joseph warned me.
—Sara Sidner, CNN Money, 20 July 2025
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To tamp is to drive in or down by a succession of light or medium blows.
—Bernadette Kinlaw, Arkansas Online, 24 May 2021
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The birth means Prince Andrew, the Queen’s second son, moves down one place to ninth in the line of succession.
—Jason Douglas, WSJ, 6 June 2021
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This was more about her standing as the number three in the line of succession.
—CBS News, 17 Aug. 2022
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The new baby will be 13th in the line of succession to the British throne, just after August.
—Janine Henni, Peoplemag, 9 Feb. 2023
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Once Gingrich was gone, the line of succession was not clear.
—Ron Elving, NPR, 27 Apr. 2024
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The goals for Gotham came in quick succession in the first half and Bay never could equalize.
—Staff and Wire Reports, The Mercury News, 25 May 2024
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The succession of the five plays is different for each group.
—Michelle F. Solomon, Miami Herald, 21 Jan. 2025
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After that, all through the night their blows fell in quick succession.
—Elliot Ackerman, Wired, 16 Feb. 2021
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As the name suggests, Star VII was the seventh reindeer in the line of succession.
—Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 7 Apr. 2025
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The Rapids responded to the first goal by scoring two in quick succession to take the lead toward the end of the first half.
—Braidon Nourse, The Denver Post, 21 July 2024
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The toilet flushed-not once or twice, but three times in quick succession.
—Rachel Epstein, Marie Claire, 29 Mar. 2021
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The succession plan has been years in the making, Ogden said.
—Tom Daykin, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 17 Mar. 2021
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Her relatives are also not in the line of succession to the throne.
—Rosa Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR, 8 May 2023
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When the question of succession comes, the founders’ kids don’t always have the will or knowledge to take over.
—Ahmed Ali Akbar, Chicago Tribune, 30 July 2024
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Upon her birth, Lady Sarah was seventh in the line of succession to the throne, but she's now moved down to the 28th spot.
—Stephanie Petit, PEOPLE.com, 16 June 2022
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Though spread across 30 miles, the attacks took place in quick succession.
—Madeline Holcombe, CNN, 17 Mar. 2021
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Her arrival knocked Prince Andrew down to ninth place in the line of succession.
—Washington Post, 7 June 2021
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Read more about the history of the line of succession and see the current order here.
—Victoria Murphy, Town & Country, 26 July 2021
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The Americans took control, and three goals in rapid succession pushed the score to 4-0.
—Los Angeles Times, 13 Feb. 2022
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Prince Albert's niece, Pauline Ducruet, is 16th in the line of succession to the Monegasque throne.
—Emily Burack, Town & Country, 18 June 2022
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Still, given Penske’s age, there the question of succession at Indy, both the speedway and the race series.
—Bill Koenig, Forbes.com, 31 July 2025
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The succession to the throne is pivotal to the future of the monarchy, and the deep rift in the royal family underlines its importance.
—Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 29 July 2025
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