predecessor

In a sentence

Six example sentences with predecessor, each labelled with its topic.

• Her predecessor had left the sales team without a single written process, so the first quarter went to documentation.

  Business

• The new governor blamed his predecessor for the road fund shortfall, then quietly kept the same contractors.

  Politics

• Every conductor inherits an orchestra's habits, and this one spent two seasons undoing what a predecessor had drilled.

  Music

• The new phone is barely faster than its predecessor, and reviewers struggled to find a reason to upgrade.

  Technology

• The new coach inherited a roster his predecessor had built for a slow, physical style he had no intention of using.

  Basketball

• The judge's predecessor had written the original ruling, so she recused herself from hearing the appeal.

  Law

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