How to Use predecessor in a Sentence

predecessor

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  • Today's computers are much faster than their predecessors were.
  • The movie isn’t a patch on its predecessor, but that was never the comp.
    — Nancy Tartaglione, Deadline, 15 Jan. 2025
  • And, like his predecessor, Trump will know where to find a reliable prompt for a roar from the crowd.
    — Ron Elving, NPR, 28 Dec. 2024
  • Jeff Zients, Jha's predecessor, now serves as Biden's chief of staff.
    — Christian Datoc, Washington Examiner, 21 July 2023
  • But for the film to reach the heights of its predecessor, Cameron and his team are clearly banking on the drama of a Na’vi family.
    — Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 10 Sep. 2022
  • The game seems to mimic the open-world, climbing-heavy gameplay of its predecessor.
    — Kyle Orland, Ars Technica, 13 Sep. 2022
  • 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
  • The first of the predecessor Ohio class submarines was launched at EB in 1980 and the fleet is fast approaching the end of its active service life.
    — Hartford Courant, 23 Dec. 2022
  • Which is a movie the filmmaker seems to believe fell short of its predecessor.
    — Phil Pirrello, The Hollywood Reporter, 8 Nov. 2022
  • 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
  • Which is more or less what his predecessor Jim Delaney once did.
    — Nathan Baird, cleveland, 20 Aug. 2022
  • The Liz 2, which dropped Friday (Oct. 21), is an even bolder record than its predecessor.
    — Mackenzie Cummings-Grady, Billboard, 24 Oct. 2022
  • Prime Day 2023 is set to look a fair bit different than its predecessors.
    — Bychris Morris, Fortune, 10 July 2023
  • And to its great credit, the show does not shy away from the hard-R content that made its predecessor both famous and infamous.
    — Sean T. Collins, Rolling Stone, 21 Aug. 2022
  • The all-electric version can move in ways that its predecessor couldn't, as there are no hydraulic lines to worry about.
    — Ars Technica, 25 Dec. 2024
  • 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 2024 Olympics are aiming to be markedly different than all of their predecessors—and that will be apparent right out of the gate.
    — Chris Morris, Fortune, 26 July 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
  • The film flaunts the talents of its promising director, while playing plenty of homage to the predecessors.
    — Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Mar. 2023
  • He’s courted donors in a way that his predecessor was unwilling to do.
    — Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 3 May 2024
  • The tradition of each monarch facing in the alternate direction to their predecessor dates back to the reign of Charles II.
    — Karla Adam, Washington Post, 30 Sep. 2022
  • Like its predecessor, the C-8 is designed for high-speed cruising sans emissions, bumps or noise.
    — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 19 Aug. 2024
  • Like its predecessor, Dusty Rose Reserve has 54 taps pouring beer and hard cider.
    — Michael Deeds, Idaho Statesman, 2 May 2024
  • That was huge because the predecessors to Life in covering the movies in America on the magazine front were all the great fan magazines of the ‘20s and ‘30s.
    — Martin Lerma, Robb Report, 14 Aug. 2024
  • House of the Dragon is already living up to its predecessor, Game of Thrones – Sunday’s series premiere has crashed an app to view the show.
    — James Hibberd, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 Aug. 2022
  • This week, Handmade 2 made its debut and boasts a 1% higher handmade percentage than its predecessor.
    — Paige Reddinger, Robb Report, 24 Jan. 2025

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