HERITAGE in a Sentence

Learn HERITAGE from example sentences; some of them are from classic books. These examples are selected from a corpus with 300,000 sentences, including classic works and current mainstream media. Some sentences also link to their contexts.
10 example sentences for HERITAGE, such as:
1. It is the plain heritage from slavery.
2. Folk songs are part of our common heritage.
3. These monuments are a vital part of the cultural heritage of South America.
4. The legacy of the Freedmen's Bureau is the heavy heritage of this generation.
5. UNESCO says it's confident that the US will take steps to protect Iraq's rich heritage.
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Animal Farm by George Orwell
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 Meanings and Examples of HERITAGE
heritage
 n.  that which is inherited; a title or property or estate that passes by law to the heir on the death of the owner
 n.  hereditary succession to a title or an office or property
Classic Sentence:
1  The legacy of the Freedmen's Bureau is the heavy heritage of this generation.
The Souls of Black Folk By W. E. B. Du Bois
Context  Highlight   In II
2  This is the direct heritage of the South from the wasteful economies of the slave regime; but it was emphasized and brought to a crisis by the Emancipation of the slaves.
The Souls of Black Folk By W. E. B. Du Bois
Context  Highlight   In VIII
3  It is the plain heritage from slavery.
The Souls of Black Folk By W. E. B. Du Bois
Context  Highlight   In VIII
4  Then Caesar and the pope hastened to lay hands on the heritage, under presence of seeking for the papers of the dead man.
The Count of Monte Cristo By Alexandre Dumas
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 18. The Treasure.
Example Sentence:
1  UNESCO says it's confident that the US will take steps to protect Iraq's rich heritage.
2  The protester says Cambodia is using the world heritage status to encroach on Thai land.
3  You can make a statement with your choice of coiffure: in the sixties many African Americans affirmed their racial heritage by wearing their hair in Afros.
4  Dr. King's antiwar heritage and social justice commitments remain strikingly relevant today.
5  Folk songs are part of our common heritage.
6  These monuments are a vital part of the cultural heritage of South America.