Expressions - Collocations of the word " ancestor "
| ancestor | 1) Jake soon realizes why his ancestors history was best kept buried. 2) The line is continued through this ancestor . more ancestor sentences |
| ancestor of | 1) Trade cards are the ancestors of trading cards. 2) It is the ancestor of domestic cattle. more ancestor of sentences |
| ancient ancestor | 1) What did our ancient ancestors sound like ? 2) Such quick conclusions were sometimes life-saving to our ancient ancestors . more ancient ancestor sentences |
| common ancestor | 1) We share a common ancestor with monkeys. 2) Their last common ancestor lived close to a million years ago. more common ancestor sentences |
| deceased ancestor | 1) It is held to pay respect to deceased ancestors . 2) Worshipping of deceased ancestors is also common. more deceased ancestor sentences |
| descended from ancestor | 1) Most 21st-century basenjis are descended from ancestors that have tested clean. 2) According to a DNA analysis, Brown is descended from ancestors who lived in what is the present day nation of Nigeria. more descended from ancestor sentences |
| direct ancestor | 1) This modern human is our direct ancestor . 2) These are the direct ancestors of modern Inuit groups. more direct ancestor sentences |
| distant ancestor | 1) Our distant ancestors didn't show any obvious signs of genetic obesity. 2) The Farage name comes from a distant Huguenot ancestor . more distant ancestor sentences |
| early ancestor | 1) Life was brutal for our early ancestors . 2) The same was true of our earliest ancestors . more early ancestor sentences |
| eponymous ancestor | 1) Jacob is the eponymous ancestor of the Israelites. 2) The actual name of this eponymous ancestor was Arif-Ullah . more eponymous ancestor sentences |
| have ancestor | 1) And he's had ancestors fight in virtually every war. 2) Many also had ancestors already practicing Protestantism while still in China. more have ancestor sentences |
| hominid ancestor | 1) Notably absent is any mention of ancient hominid ancestors and close cousins of humans. 2) They also brought over the Man-Apes, earlier hominid ancestors of Homo sapiens . more hominid ancestor sentences |
| honor ancestor | 1) Students eagerly shared their experiences of families gathering to honor ancestors and loved ones. 2) Asuru emphasizes the Ghuri tradition of honoring ancestors through wearing symbolic clothing and working for human rights. more honor ancestor sentences |
| human ancestor | 1) Our early human ancestors thought grass was delicious Yum ! 2) Early human ancestors started hunting larger animals , which took more teamwork. more human ancestor sentences |
| hunter ancestor | 1) Our hunter-gatherer ancestors didn't keep strict schedules. 2) The life of our hunter-gatherer ancestors is shrouded in mystery. more hunter ancestor sentences |
| illustrious ancestor | 1) Justinian was an ambitious ruler eager to emulate his illustrious ancestor , Justinian I. 2) Huang Di and Yan Di are still regarded as the illustrious ancestors of the Chinese race. more illustrious ancestor sentences |
| lineal ancestor | 1) He was the lineal ancestor of all subsequent Habsburg Emperors. 2) In Austria, incest between lineal ancestors and descendants and between full siblings is prohibited. more lineal ancestor sentences |
| literary ancestor | 1) Heller does, however, give Yossarian plenty of literary ancestors . 2) Ever respectful of his literary ancestors , however, Howells readily acknowledged Hawthorne's influence on his own work. more literary ancestor sentences |
| maternal ancestor | 1) A direct maternal ancestor can be traced using mtDNA. 2) His maternal ancestors were peasants. more maternal ancestor sentences |
| mythical ancestor | 1) The Magyars looked upon this bird as their mythical ancestor . 2) The kachinas were mythical ancestors of the Pueblo people. more mythical ancestor sentences |
| paternal ancestor | 1) His paternal ancestors had emigrated from Sweden in 1622. 2) The Woodson descendants were found to have a European paternal ancestor . more paternal ancestor sentences |
| patrilineal ancestor | 1) Man appears to be descended from patrilineal ancestors . 2) Kurumasaba is never approached directly, only through patrilineal ancestors as intermediaries. more patrilineal ancestor sentences |
| prehistoric ancestor | 1) Our prehistoric ancestors chose to make engravings of animals , but few of plants. 2) Yes , our prehistoric ancestors had to fend off saber-toothed cats and gigantic hyenas . more prehistoric ancestor sentences |
| primate ancestor | 1) As this common primate ancestor evolved and different species branched off , each would have carved out its own niche. 2) The earliest primate ancestors of modern humans most likely had light skin, like our closest modern relative - the chimpanzee. more primate ancestor sentences |
| remote ancestor | 1) We are not the same ethnicity as our remote ancestors . 2) Thousands of tourists come here to get acquainted with creativity of our remote ancestors . more remote ancestor sentences |
| share ancestor | 1) One ancestral link to another cultural group among your millions of forbears, and you share ancestors with everyone in that group. 2) These results verify the ancient acquisition of a symbiont by a shared ancestor of these insects, dating the original infection to at least 260 million years ago. more share ancestor sentences |
| spiritual ancestor | 1) Both physical and spiritual ancestors are honored. 2) This reality can truly welcome its spiritual ancestors from across this galaxy. more spiritual ancestor sentences |
| trace ancestor | 1) The mixing of the population over the centuries means that most families can trace ancestors on both sides of the linguistic divide. 2) This island does not belong to any one, two or three groups of people, even if they can trace ancestors back two or three centuries. more trace ancestor sentences |
Expressions with the word ancestor
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