How to Use predecessor in a Sentence

predecessor

noun

• Today's computers are much faster than their predecessors were.
• Jeff Zients, Jha's predecessor, now serves as Biden's chief of staff.
  — Christian Datoc, Washington Examiner, 21 July 2023
• Buck held the position for four years and his predecessor for five.
  — Nick Anderson The Washington Post, arkansasonline.com, 25 Nov. 2023
• Wild Plains’ predecessor, Foo’s, had been open for 13 years.
  — Jenna Thompson, Kansas City Star, 22 Feb. 2024
• While the new app will try to pick up the pieces and outdo its predecessor’s abysmal App Store review score on May 25th, the camera and lens are both set to launch around June 29th.
  — Antonio G. Di Benedetto, The Verge, 24 May 2023
• His predecessor, Claire Waight Keller, also lasted three years in the role.
  — Maliha Shoaib, Vogue, 1 Dec. 2023
• So, like his predecessor, Johnson made a deal with Democrats.
  — Dexter Filkins, The New Yorker, 19 Feb. 2024
• His predecessor, Benedict XVI, only washed the feet of men, and later switched to washing only the feet of priests.
  — Christopher Lamb, CNN, 28 Mar. 2024
• Prime Day 2023 is set to look a fair bit different than its predecessors.
  — Bychris Morris, Fortune, 10 July 2023
• That means Biden won’t be able to win solely by stoking fears of his predecessor’s return.
  — Doyle McManus, Los Angeles Times, 8 Jan. 2024
• The uniform of the monarch bears the cypher of their predecessor — therefore, King Charles' uniform featured the cypher of his mother, Queen Elizabeth.
  — Janine Henni, Peoplemag, 17 June 2023
• And its debut was far short of its blockbuster predecessor.
  — Patrick Frater, Variety, 12 Nov. 2023
• For an outsider, those directions might be almost inscrutable—where is the new tree, and why speak of its predecessor?
  — The New Yorker, 5 Dec. 2023
• If Harjo owes a debt to predecessors like Glover, he’s also made the form his own through his emphasis on the collective.
  — Inkoo Kang, The New Yorker, 6 Oct. 2023
• In the wake of Barker's death, Carey paid tribute to his predecessor on X (formerly known as Twitter).
  — Dory Jackson, Peoplemag, 28 Aug. 2023
• Johnson's predecessor, Kevin McCarthy, became the first speaker to be removed from the post last year.
  — Kaia Hubbard, CBS News, 5 Apr. 2024
• There are friendship issues, a lot of hilarious mishaps, and jokes that make this film just as good as its predecessor.
  — Camila Quimper, countryliving.com, 7 June 2023
• Over the last few months, many on the staff have called Mr. Licht’s predecessor, Mr. Zucker, to air their grievances about the network’s leadership since his departure.
  — Benjamin Mullin, New York Times, 5 June 2023
• Fortune: Your two immediate predecessors had epic runs that put The Home Depot on a strong growth path.
  — Byphil Wahba, Fortune, 9 June 2023
• But the film’s new adaptation, an eight-episode series of the same name on Paramount+, never escapes its predecessor’s shadow.
  — Alison Herman, Variety, 25 Jan. 2024
• Capaldi was 55 when cast in the role, nearly 30 years older than his predecessor, and the show appeared to spend the whole first episode trying to appease fans who might have opposed the big change.
  — Maya Phillips, New York Times, 29 Dec. 2023
• Gone is any memory of its predecessor, Bread Winners, which closed in 2020.
  — Sarah Blaskovich, Dallas News, 14 June 2023
• As a result, the overall tone of the series is markedly different from its predecessors.
  — Jessica Liese, Variety, 8 Sep. 2023
• The movie isn’t the equal of its predecessor, but Giamatti’s precise, humane presence has been a hit thus far with awards voters.
  — Glenn Whipp, Los Angeles Times, 13 Dec. 2023
• Amazon’s latest streaming stick is faster than its predecessor with Wi-Fi 6E and double the storage.
  — Sheena Vasani, The Verge, 10 Jan. 2024
• So listen, the biggest policy mistake of the past 50 years in New Jersey was his decision to cancel the predecessor to this project.
  — Nbc Universal, NBC News, 9 July 2023
• The third episode runs along the same timeline as its predecessors, but Alex’s motivations and inner thoughts are suddenly made plain.
  — Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 29 Apr. 2023
• The current 5th Circuit, in short, looks very different from its predecessor.
  — Jonathan Entin, The Conversation, 22 Jan. 2024
• In 2020, Biden defeated his predecessor, Trump, in Arizona by less than half a percentage point.
  — Laura Gersony, The Arizona Republic, 8 Apr. 2024
• Courtesy of Apple Unlike its predecessors, this show faced a unique challenge.
  — Chloe Melas, NBC News, 19 Feb. 2024

Last Updated: 7 May 2024