How to Use heir apparent in a Sentence

heir apparent

noun

• The coach named her assistant as her heir apparent.
• Prince William, Duke of Cambridge, is the heir apparent to the British throne.
  — Morgan Winsor, ABC News, 8 Sep. 2022
• The Rams chose Bruss as the heir apparent to Austin Corbett at right guard.
  — Los Angeles Times, 30 Apr. 2022
• He was also flanked by his son and heir apparent, William, now the Prince of Wales.
  — Max Colchester, WSJ, 10 Sep. 2022
• The title of Prince of Wales, which dates to the start of the 14th century, is bestowed by the reigning monarch on the heir apparent, the first in line to the throne.
  — Maria Puente, USA TODAY, 10 Sep. 2022
• In 1947, his father died in a plane crash, leaving the infant Carl as the heir apparent.
  — Lauren Hubbard, Town & Country, 10 Sep. 2023
• Their heir apparent, Pauline Ducruet of Monaco, is the perfect blend of both.
  — K.j. Yossman, Variety, 22 June 2022
• Bart, the heir apparent to Buster Posey, was sent down at one point last season and wasn’t catching the team’s top starters down the stretch.
  — Susan Slusser, San Francisco Chronicle, 4 Feb. 2023
• Westworld at the time was considered the heir apparent to Game of Thrones.
  — Lesley Goldberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Nov. 2022
• Prince Charles, who was 4 years old at the time, was the first heir apparent to ever attend such an event.
  — Stephanie Kaloi, Peoplemag, 15 Sep. 2022
• As heir apparent, Charles is also the Duke of Cornwall.
  — Emily Burack, Town & Country, 22 Feb. 2022
• The hot-headed younger brother of Viserys, Daemon is the heir apparent to the throne so long as no male heir is born.
  — Erik Kain, Forbes, 18 Aug. 2022
• What to know: First in the line of succession, Prince Charles is the longest serving British monarch-in-waiting; he's been the heir apparent since the age of three.
  — Cnn Staff, CNN, 2 June 2022
• In the span of just a few weeks, Finley went from likely heir apparent at quarterback to one of five vying for the role of QB1.
  — Tom Green | [e-mail], al, 10 Apr. 2022
• His own daughter – the heir apparent to the company who had appeared groomed to take the job for years – resigned.
  — Kyle Feldscher, CNN, 14 Jan. 2023
• The top title is typically given to the eldest son of the monarch who is heir apparent.
  — Janine Henni, Peoplemag, 16 Sep. 2022
• The Giants will be patient on offense with Bart and try to avoid putting pressure on him as the heir apparent to a franchise great.
  — John Shea, San Francisco Chronicle, 29 Mar. 2022
• Charles is less popular with the public than his late mother or his son Prince William, now the heir apparent.
  — WSJ, 9 Sep. 2022
• With each new Dalio creation, the 40-year-old heir apparent fell further from the ultimate prize.
  — Rob Copeland, Fortune, 11 Nov. 2023
• An American who looked like the heir apparent at the last World Championships, then served an 18-month doping ban and missed the Olympics.
  — Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 July 2022
• Among the king’s six other children across his four marriages, there is no heir apparent.
  — Time, 20 Sep. 2023
• Harris is the heir apparent at the center spot after the Browns released JC Tretter.
  — Ashley Bastock, cleveland, 21 May 2022
• The third-year sophomore from Lake Oswego played in 10 games last season as the heir apparent for Karsten Battles, who held the starting job for five years.
  — oregonlive, 21 Aug. 2023
• Powers-Johnson is now the heir apparent to take over as the starting center and took first-team reps there Thursday.
  — oregonlive, 16 Mar. 2023
• Monday was a highlight-reel play that made some wonder if the Bulls guard could be the heir apparent to Bears quarterback Justin Fields.
  — Paul Sullivan, chicagotribune.com, 21 Dec. 2021
• His heir apparent had his I’m-up-next moment on Friday night.
  — Dallas News, 16 Sep. 2022
• Trey Falwell had worked closely with his father for years and had been regarded as the heir apparent.
  — Megan K. Stack, The New Yorker, 28 Apr. 2022
• That will likely come by way of the transfer portal, as there is a quarterback on the current roster who is the heir apparent to Hall.
  — Kevin Reynolds, The Salt Lake Tribune, 23 Dec. 2022
• But during Lachlan’s decade overseas, his younger brother, the now 50-year-old James, became the heir apparent.
  — Bypaige Hagy, Fortune, 22 Sep. 2023
• The heir apparent is Juan Hernandez, who finished second to Prat in the jockey race last summer with 32 wins.
  — Bill Center, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 July 2022

Last Updated: 3 May 2024