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Even Liz and Prue, half sisters whose relationship had been punctuated by epic screaming fights, found common ground.—Gabriel Sherman, Vanity Fair, 14 Jan. 2026 Among those early scientists were philanthropist Ellen Browning Scripps and her half sister Eliza Virginia Scripps, both of whom lived in La Jolla.—Ashley MacKin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Nov. 2025 Melodee’s half sister told NBC affiliate KSBY of San Luis Obispo that their father died when Melodee was a baby.—Dennis Romero, NBC news, 7 Nov. 2025 Their dog Copper had passed away a month earlier, and his mother Tricia Reagan tried to explain that the same thing happened to his half sister Sarah.—Rachel Hale, USA Today, 14 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for half sister