Definition of half sister
: a sister related through one parent only
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Examples of half sister in a Sentence
Emily is my half sister.
Recent Examples of half sister from the Web
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His half sisters had come and gone between Mexico and the United States.
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This morning, Thomas' daughter (and Meghan's half sister) Samantha claimed that staging the photos photos was her idea.
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His half sisters had come and gone between Mexico and the United States.
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His half sisters had come and gone between Mexico and the United States.
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The rest of the cast is terrific, too, especially Patricia Clarkson, as the mother who haunts Camille’s memories like a monster under the bed, and Eliza Scanlen, as the teenage half sister whom Camille doesn’t know.
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His half sisters had come and gone between Mexico and the United States.
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He is survived by a brother, Mel Andrew Falcón; two half sisters, Yolanda Falcón and Yvette Grau; a half brother, Joseph Grau; his stepmother, Ada Falcón; and a niece and nephew.
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His half sisters had come and gone between Mexico and the United States.
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First Known Use of half sister
13th century
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Definition of half sister for English Language Learners
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: a sister with the same father but a different mother or the same mother but a different father
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