How to Use succession in a Sentence

succession

noun

• As third in the line of succession, she would only become queen if her brothers both died or became ineligible.
• The baby will be 13th in the line of succession to the British throne.
  — Janine Henni, Peoplemag, 26 Jan. 2023
• What's the Targaryen line of succession on the Iron Throne?
  — Jenny Porter Tilley, The Indianapolis Star, 5 Aug. 2024
• The Dance of the Dragons has been a bit of a slow burn, but the Targaryen war of succession burns on.
  — Tracy Brown, Los Angeles Times, 5 Aug. 2024
• Archie and Lilibet were too low in the line of succession when they were born to be prince and princess.
  — Karla Adam, Washington Post, 9 Mar. 2023
• Her children are not in the line of succession to the throne, either.
  — Town & Country, 7 May 2023
• This was more about her standing as the number three in the line of succession.
  — CBS News, 17 Aug. 2022
• The new baby will be 13th in the line of succession to the British throne, just after August.
  — Janine Henni, Peoplemag, 9 Feb. 2023
• Once Gingrich was gone, the line of succession was not clear.
  — Ron Elving, NPR, 27 Apr. 2024
• The goals for Gotham came in quick succession in the first half and Bay never could equalize.
  — Staff and Wire Reports, The Mercury News, 25 May 2024
• The Rapids responded to the first goal by scoring two in quick succession to take the lead toward the end of the first half.
  — Braidon Nourse, The Denver Post, 21 July 2024
• Her relatives are also not in the line of succession to the throne.
  — Rosa Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR, 8 May 2023
• When the question of succession comes, the founders’ kids don’t always have the will or knowledge to take over.
  — Ahmed Ali Akbar, Chicago Tribune, 30 July 2024
• Upon her birth, Lady Sarah was seventh in the line of succession to the throne, but she's now moved down to the 28th spot.
  — Stephanie Petit, PEOPLE.com, 16 June 2022
• Prince Albert's niece, Pauline Ducruet, is 16th in the line of succession to the Monegasque throne.
  — Emily Burack, Town & Country, 18 June 2022
• Levin committed to passing each plank of the plan as a bill of its own in quick succession.
  — Joshua Leifer, The New York Review of Books, 13 Apr. 2023
• From there, Watko stepped it up a notch, dropping track names in rapid-fire succession.
  — Glenn Rowley, Billboard, 25 Oct. 2022
• The swells crashed into us in quick succession, flinging our legs in the air and pulling us under.
  — Nadja Halilbegovich, Time, 5 May 2022
• After a pause of five to 10 seconds, there were about nine more shots in quick succession.
  — Taylor Ardrey, USA TODAY, 20 May 2024
• These counsellors include the spouse of the sovereign, and the next four people in the line of succession who are over the age of 21.
  — Emily Burack, Town & Country, 26 Oct. 2022
• Bird lovers crowded inside the park to watch as Pale Male and his succession of mates hatched and raised their young each spring.
  — Karen Matthews, Fortune, 17 May 2023
• The three officers who were shot had no time to react and fell in rapid succession.
  — CBS News, 22 July 2023
• His death will present major challenges for the succession to Khamenei.
  — Benjamin Weinthal, Fox News, 20 May 2024
• Or further down the line of succession, his son William, his grandson George?
  — Rosa Prince, CNN, 19 Sep. 2022
• Despite her status as the firstborn child of the heir to the throne, Princess Iman did not enter into the line of succession.
  — Janine Henni, Peoplemag, 14 Aug. 2024
• The key difference between the queen and the queen consort is that the queen is an ascendant to the throne through succession.
  — Rachel Pannett, Washington Post, 11 Sep. 2022
• Because the succession of costume changes is not always a big thing for you.
  — Chris Willman, Variety, 29 Apr. 2022
• The succession of Fed rate hikes have also heightened the risk of a recession.
  — Christopher Rugaber, Fortune, 22 Mar. 2023
• Such accidents have happened in the past, although not in a quick succession like the two on Sunday and Monday.
  — Ivana Kottasová, CNN, 20 Nov. 2024
• Just 40 years old, Vance, a former Trump critic turned loyalist and top advocate for the president-elect’s right-wing populist movement, is now first in the presidential line of succession.
  — Kevin Breuninger, CNBC, 6 Nov. 2024

Last Updated: 18 Dec 2024