Definition of CLAN

Examples of clan in a Sentence

The tribe is divided into clans. The whole clan gets together for the holidays.

Recent Examples on the Web Of all the fashion statements made by members of the Kardashian-Jenner clan, the best ones usually involve Kylie Jenner outfits. — Whitney Perry, Glamour, "The Kylie Jenner Outfits Everyone Can Copy (and Instagram)," 8 Jan. 2020 The Kardashian-Jenner clan regularly hosts the most enviable parties, and their 2019 Christmas Eve shindig looked completely incredible. — Amy Mackelden, Harper's BAZAAR, "The Kardashian-Jenner Christmas Eve Bash Featured So Many Revealing Gowns," 25 Dec. 2019 Just ask Andrew Fitzsimons, whose client roster includes Adriana Lima, Joan Smalls—oh, and every single member of the Kardashian-Jenner clan. — Jenna Rennert, Vogue, "A Celebrity Hairstylist on the Pro Tools He Won’t Leave Home Without," 15 July 2019 For the last week, social media has been swirling with speculation that someone in the Kardashian-Jenner clan is pregnant, thanks to a video that Khloé Kardashian posted from her birthday party. — Marci Robin, Allure, "Kylie Jenner May Be Launching a Line of Alcoholic Beverages," 29 June 2019 Even in primitive societies, older warriors knew to sacrifice their own lives to save the children that were the genetic future of the clan, and the mothers and grandmothers who nurtured them; this was a biological imperative. — Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, "Real World Economics: Fatal high-rise fire raises wider cost and benefit questions," 22 Dec. 2019 The couple’s second daughter arrived at 12:47 a.m. on Martin Luther King Jr. Day, weighing in at 7 pounds, 6 ounces and making the clan a family of five. — Nardine Saad, latimes.com, "Kim Kardashian and Kanye West welcome third baby: ‘We’re so in love’," 16 Jan. 2018 Much of the clan was murdered in Auschwitz in 1943; those who survive are now spread across the globe. — The Economist, "Our books of the year," 7 Dec. 2019 Just Like Old Times’ The race to finish their village is on as multiple members of the Brown clan expand their families. — Christina Dugan, PEOPLE.com, "Alaskan Bush People: The Brown Family Faces the 'Most Challenging' Summer in Season 11 Trailer," 4 Dec. 2019

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17 Jan 2020

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“Clan.” The Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster Inc., https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/clan. Accessed 24 January 2020.

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