1.   A beautiful counterpane that was a family heirloom.

2.   It was a family heirloom and she was very fond of it.

3.   It was his family heirloom.

4.   Another officer contributed a watch that had been a family heirloom for three generations, in case the ante had to be raised.

5.   As grandchildren get a little older, passing on family heirlooms at Christmas time is meaningful and contributes to the traditional elements of a holiday season.

6.   At flea markets, retired diplomats sell off family heirlooms for a pittance.

7.   Bagpipes are considered family heirlooms and the pipers provide their own.

8.   Baseball scholarship is a family heirloom, through which I sought and achieved a meaningful tie with my father.

9.   Bertha Hamby Roquemore wondered for months whether the century-old Bible she had heard about could be her long-lost family heirloom.

10.   Bill Clinton is determined to prove once and for all that George Senior is an irrelevant aristocrat who thinks the presidency is a family heirloom.