Examples of kin in a Sentence
Noun
They are her distant kin.
invited all of his kith and kin to his graduation party
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Mike Darnay, CBS News, 19 Mar. 2026
Its fragrant yellow blooms, whose production increases as the weather warms, look like a cross between those of a penstemon and a snapdragon, which are familial kin.
—Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 14 Mar. 2026
Livi Stanford, Hartford Courant, 1 Mar. 2026
And non-kin pairs were more likely to engage in this genital-to-genital contact than kin.
—New Atlas, 4 Mar. 2025
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Noun
The man's identity has not been released as his next-of-kin has not yet been located and identified.
—Mike Darnay, CBS News, 19 Mar. 2026
Its fragrant yellow blooms, whose production increases as the weather warms, look like a cross between those of a penstemon and a snapdragon, which are familial kin.
—Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 14 Mar. 2026
Adjective
Across the country, there is a shortage of non-kin foster homes which makes searching and supporting kin an even greater priority.
—Livi Stanford, Hartford Courant, 1 Mar. 2026
And non-kin pairs were more likely to engage in this genital-to-genital contact than kin.
—New Atlas, 4 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for kin
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“Kin.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/kin. Accessed 30 Mar. 2026.
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