לדלג לתוכן הראשי

adjective

succeeding

coming after or following

In a sentence

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

  • Each succeeding emperor added a wing to the palace, until the corridors ran for nearly two kilometers.

    History

  • The theme returns in every succeeding movement, each time a little slower and scored for fewer instruments.

    Music

  • The tutorial is gentle, but each succeeding level strips away one more hint until you are navigating the maze blind.

    Gaming

  • The fund lost money in its first year, then beat the index in each succeeding year for a full decade.

    Finance

  • Each succeeding generation of the fruit flies was measured, and the average wing length crept upward under selection.

    Science

  • The prologue promises a secret, and each succeeding chapter withholds it a little longer than the reader expects.

    Literature

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