'ancestor' in a sentence
Learn how to use 'ancestor' with 14 example sentences.
- ancestor noun
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: someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent)
All humans on Earth are descended from a common ancestor.
Our ancestors came to this country 150 years ago.
Where are your ancestors from?
My ancestors hoped to find political asylum.
His ancestors are from here.
Your ancestors are buried at this church.
My ancestor was a Mongolian horseman.
Our ancestors knew how to read the stars.
He has no knowledge of the language of his ancestors.
English and German share a common ancestor.
Their clothes are quite like those of our ancestors.
Our ancestors developed massive jaws as a result of constant combat.
Our family has some distinguished ancestors.
Your crimes have desecrated your ancestors' graves.