Examples of kinship in a Sentence
He feels a strong kinship with other survivors of the war.
feelings of kinship between the team's players and their fans
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The cover girl is Ger van Braam, an Indonesian woman who subscribed to The Ladder and sent her picture to the editor in search of kinship.
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Naaman Zhou, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2026
An unexpected kinship develops between the would-be forger (Lori Butler, played by Michaela Coel) and the artist (Julian Sklar, played by Ian McKellen).
—Devorah Lauter, ARTnews.com, 6 Apr. 2026
Some helpers were not related to the mother, showing cooperative social behavior that extends beyond kinship.
—Samantha Agate, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Apr. 2026
She’s especially revered in Shiite Islam because of her kinship with the imams.
—Mary Thurlkill, The Conversation, 30 Mar. 2026
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Naaman Zhou, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2026
An unexpected kinship develops between the would-be forger (Lori Butler, played by Michaela Coel) and the artist (Julian Sklar, played by Ian McKellen).
—Devorah Lauter, ARTnews.com, 6 Apr. 2026
Some helpers were not related to the mother, showing cooperative social behavior that extends beyond kinship.
—Samantha Agate, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Apr. 2026
She’s especially revered in Shiite Islam because of her kinship with the imams.
—Mary Thurlkill, The Conversation, 30 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for kinship
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“Kinship.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/kinship. Accessed 11 Apr. 2026.
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kinship
noun
kin·ship
ˈkin-ˌship 
: the quality or state of being kin : relationship
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