How to Use "Estate" with Example Sentences

estate (n): a piece of land or property owned by a person or family; the money and property of a person who has died

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Used with adjectives:

"He lives on a large estate near the river."
(large, small, big, great, huge, vast)

"The queen goes to her country estate during the summer."
(country, rural)

"We visited the royal estate."
(royal, family)

"The government is investigating her personal estate."
(personal, taxable)

Used with verbs:

"The family owns an estate in the Hamptons."
(owns, has)

"The government bought the estate in 1951."
(bought, purchased, sold)

"The oldest son manages the family's estate."
(manages, runs, controls)

"He left most of his estate to charity."
(left, donated)

"She inherited half of her father's estate."
(inherited, received)

"It took many years to settle his estate."
(settle, divide)

"The children fought over their father's estate."
(fought over)

Used with nouns:

"She is an estate manager."
(manager, owner, lawyer, attorney)

"They are having an estate sale with my grandmother's belongings."
(sale)

Used with prepositions:

"There is a lake on the estate."
(on, at, near)

"We visited the estate of George Washington on our trip."
(of)