I am a descendant of people who arrived in the United States on the Mayflower. From LearnThat.org.
John Fraser, is an accomplished descendant from the early days of journalists. From Wordnik.com. [Personal Responsibility and the Media] Reference
Above that level, next strong resistance zone will come at the 98.70 zone, a longer term descendant trend line. From Wordnik.com. [FXstreet.com] Reference
For those of you that are Black but not descendant from the Middle Passage, the everything for you lies in the simple fact that you are Black. From Wordnik.com. [2008 October : Law is Cool] Reference
In the proto-Ruvu era and in descendant Ruvu languages, particular words identified women who played a part in instructional and birthing needs. From Wordnik.com. [Societies, Religion, and History: Central East Tanzanians and the World They Created, c. 200 BCE to 1800 CE] Reference
Henry Adams, defined as a descendant, knew himself to be a terminus. From Wordnik.com. [America's First Dynasty] Reference
Ezra is described as a descendant of Aaron and "a scribe skilled in the law of Moses.". From Wordnik.com. [The Makers and Teachers of Judaism] Reference
It was necessary that she should be of noble birth; that is, a descendant of one of those great. From Wordnik.com. [The Women of the Caesars] Reference
The "white slave" (often described as a descendant of Jefferson) was a staple of antislavery literature and iconography. From Wordnik.com. [Jefferson's Concubine] Reference
When a so-called descendant styles herself Queen, and raises a small army, including some Leopard Slayers, Ki-Gor is asked to help. From Wordnik.com. [Science Fiction, Fantasy, Horror: The Sword of Sheba - John Peter Drummond] Reference
If this is the case, it is by exception, and in some sort by accident, that the modification of the descendant is the same as that of the parent. From Wordnik.com. [Evolution créatrice. English] Reference
This is why Unktomis (spiders) are always found in dark corners, and anyone who is deceitful or untruthful is called a descendant of the Unktomi tribe. From Wordnik.com. [Myths and Legends of the Sioux] Reference
Cullan's Cuchulain descendant re-crossover. From Wordnik.com. [Science Fiction, Fantasy, Horror: Lost Elysium - Edmond Hamilton] Reference
According to "descendant" Diane T. Melone, Mary really did have a little lamb. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2007-08-01] Reference
I like the descendant from the black rock idea. From Wordnik.com. [The Tail Section » Kristin’s Latest LOST Spoilers] Reference
Thus came into the world the first "descendant" of the mutineers of the. From Wordnik.com. [The Lonely Island The Refuge of the Mutineers] Reference
One is a descendant of admirals, the other of a goatherd. From Wordnik.com. [Brothers in Arms] Reference
I am proud to be Pearse's descendant and keen to spread the word. From Wordnik.com. [A Moment Of Genius, Years Of Obscurity] Reference
But recently he decided that he is a long-lost descendant of Jews. From Wordnik.com. [Hoping To Get Religion] Reference
I figured there was a good chance this woman was a descendant of one of them. From Wordnik.com. [What's In A Name? A Legacy Of Slavery.] Reference
Sighting this descendant of the Great Auk until now went beyond any hope of mine. From Wordnik.com. [The Macphersons: Week 49: Soaring In Kiwiland] Reference
Born in Eritrea, the 73-year-old Nasreddin claims to be a descendant of African royalty. From Wordnik.com. [Terror's Cash Flow] Reference
Grand Duke Vladimir direct descendant of the Romanov Czars, died at a Miami press conference. From Wordnik.com. [1992: Came The Revolution] Reference
Site: Taung, South Africa Features: Long arms, light build; descendant of Lucy who lived in social groups. From Wordnik.com. [Out Of Africa, A Missing Link] Reference
So it was last week in the drama of the descendant Cendant Corp., a golden stock torpedoed by suspicions of fraud. From Wordnik.com. [Corporate Divorce] Reference
"The Chilean workers were aghast," says Marnier-Lapostolle, a fourth-generation descendant of the Grand Marnier family. From Wordnik.com. [Invasion Of The Vintners] Reference
Maybe they'll know they've succeeded when a descendant of the new wave, rather than one from the old, is running the show. From Wordnik.com. [Brown Against Brown] Reference
Why does my son have to bear the legacy of a one-drop rule that is the direct intellectual descendant of slavery and Jim Crow?. From Wordnik.com. [Beyond Just Black and White] Reference
This funky, rusty, dystopian vision will be instantly recognizable as a descendant of the junk-pile futurism of the "Mad Max" series. From Wordnik.com. ['Waterworld': It Floats] Reference
One member of the family stashed it inside a statue in the 1850s: a descendant found it there in 1920 after decoding a snippet of verse. From Wordnik.com. [Holy Grail: Just In Time For The Silly Season] Reference
"I hope that Sojourner Truth would be proud to see me, a descendant of slaves, serving as the first lady of the United States of America.". From Wordnik.com. [Michelle Hits Her Stride] Reference
Now, a descendant of the family in Israel has charged that the price was one tenth of the actual value and that the deal was morally wrong. From Wordnik.com. ['I Have Made Mistakes'] Reference
Thailand's current monarch, King Bhumibol Adulyadej, is a direct descendant of Mongkut, and no one knows what he thinks of the flap over "Anna.". From Wordnik.com. [The Royal Treatment] Reference
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