At the decease of husband or wife, leaving no minor child or children, the survivor shall hold, possess, and enjoy a life estate in one-third of all the real estate of which the husband or wife died seized.
Within the memory of man, Tarascon has never been without a last survivor of the wreck of the "Medusa.
Helpless with fear and weariness the survivor had wandered in the forest and at last, in sheer desperation, had climbed into a tree expecting at every moment to share the fate of his luckless companion.
In the survivor there is a statue of one of the King's two wives standing between two elaborate steles.
Illustration: A Survivor of Sir John Richardson’s Arctic Expedition wearing the Arctic Medal given him for that Expedition.
When such friends part, 'Tis thesurvivor dies--My heart!
You know I'm the living survivor now of the great smash.
The solitary survivor stood bewildered in the road beside his fallen charger.
If there is nosurvivor the property passes to that friend who takes up the responsibilities of the funeral and accompanying ceremonies.
The survivor of a matrimonial union receives no share of the individual property of the deceased if there are kin.
If there are no relatives the property passes to the survivor of the union.
Owen Brown, son of the famous John Brown of Ossawatomie, and long the onlysurvivor of the little party that seized the arsenal at Harpers Ferry, came West late in 1881 and settled with his brother Jason, already at Pasadena.
Natives and Indians, especially, took a fancy to the abalone shell, and even much later earrings of that material were worn by the Crow scout Curley, a survivor of the Custer Massacre.
Utnapishtim, the survivor of the deluge, is moved through pity for Gilgamesh, worn out by his long wanderings.
He asks the survivor how he came to escape the common fate of mankind, and in reply Utnapishtim tells the story of the catastrophe that brought about universal destruction.
Gilgamesh after many adventures finds himself in the presence of the survivor of the Deluge who, although human, enjoys immortal life among the gods.
Then he murmured: ‘The onlysurvivor of Cabul army!
By my side stands the solesurvivor of the brethren whom Hugo de Malville slaughtered, Father Kenelm, a Benedictine like thyself.
My ship was dashed to pieces last night on those pointed rocks, while I, her chief, was cast on shore, and am the sole survivor of her crew.
I discovered with sorrow that I was the sole survivor of the Chameleon's gallant crew.
The survivor begged of me, nay, entreated, and promised half that he had lost if I would only recover his wealth.
Why, didn't you know that on occasions like these 'ere thesurvivor of a duel is expected to have a few refreshments set out in his tent, and that all the principal men of Ballarat will be here to take a drink?
The survivor then continued his route; but such was the effect of thirst upon him, that his eyes grew dim, and he lost the road, though he had often travelled over it before, and had been perfectly acquainted with it.
One of them being accidentally killed, the survivor began to moan, abstained from food, and finally died in grief for the loss of its companion.
Curious to know how the survivor would demean himself, I watched him carefully for several days.
The survivor manifested the utmost grief; but upon a looking-glass being placed by his side, so that he could see his image, he took it for his departed friend, and seemed at once restored to happiness.
It was the sole survivor of five or six, which were shipped at the same time, and was in a very pitiable condition.
Hart, of Connecticut, that when either was called home, the survivor should preach the funeral sermon of the deceased.
At the beginning of the present century, Judith Whiting was the solitary survivor of all who witnessed the inroad of the French and Indians in 1708.
A fearful encounter then ensues, in which one is stung to death, the survivor mounting the throne.
When the season is too late for swarming the remaining young queens are liberated simultaneously, and are then allowed to fight to the death, the survivor being received as sovereign.
Burlington is located on Lake Champlain, and contains the summer residence of that grand old survivor of the glacial period, George F.
Your Majesty's subjects on that island received the survivor of the boat's crew with great kindness and hospitality.
I enclose herewith a copy of the deposition of William Halford, coxswain, the only survivor of this gallant crew; his narrative being the one from which all accounts are taken.
How dear to a forlorn survivor the book over whose pages he has pored with one departed!
The survivor of this savage conflict was then removed to his lodgings, where he lay for some weeks in a dangerous state.
The onlysurvivor of the family at the present time is a scoundrel calling himself Captain Wragge.
You are the only survivor from the Burgen and had a very narrow escape.
As the only survivor from the Burgen the Dutch authorities regarded me as a person of quite considerable importance.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "survivor" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word. Other words: heir; orphan; successor
