How to use "predecessor" in sentences with meaning in English and Hindi

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Example sentences for "predecessor" in popular movie and book plots

  • Later, Hacker chances upon Tom Sargent, his predecessor as Minister for Administrative Affairs, and sits down for a chat.  - Big Brother (Yes Minister)
  • This book builds on its predecessor by continuing the storyline of Adrian's growing frustration with his body.  - The Growing Pains of Adrian Mole
  • In a deeply ironic moment, Rita accelerates, clearly expecting the East German policemen to chase after her like their predecessor in Paris.  - The Legend of Rita
  • Cain's executive officer, Colonel Jack Fisk, tells Colonel Saul Tigh how Cain shot his predecessor for refusing an order.  - Pegasus (Battlestar Galactica)
  • She asks her departing predecessor to give her regards to "the homeland".  - Free for All (The Prisoner)
  • Eventually, Roberts secretly passed his name, captaincy, and ship to Westley, just as his predecessor had done.  - The Princess Bride
  • It is revenge, as Kotov had conscripted Mitya into the CHEKA, the predecessor of the NKVD.  - Burnt by the Sun
  • Each one gets the memories of his predecessor at the moment of death.  - Today We Choose Faces
  • However she, unlike her predecessor and half-sister Mary I of England, refuses to force her people to share her religious beliefs.  - Elizabeth: The Golden Age
  • Dressed identically to his predecessor and carrying the same suitcase, Jeryline realizes that he is the next Collector.  - Demon Knight
  • John Parker, learning of the 1834 incident and reading over Boleskine's papers, wishes to succeed where his predecessor failed.  - Shadow of the Comet
  • The current boss then admits his predecessor was somehow involved in LOCUS SOLUS, but insists he doesn't know how.  - Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence
  • Unlike its predecessor Man is able to communicate with the Taurans, who are also clones.  - The Forever War
  • The new Chancellor denounces his predecessor as a hypocrite and a traitor to the ideals of the state - and, therefore, obsolete.  - The Obsolete Man
  • She is tormented by the fact that her predecessor was innocent; the victim of false witness.  - The Six Wives of Henry VIII (BBC TV series)
  • Robert is warned by his predecessor (Brolin) and several influential politicians that the War on Drugs is unwinnable.  - Traffic (2000 film)

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