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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Raise the Future works with older youth living in foster care, kinship placements, and families who've adopted.
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Libby Smith, CBS News, 10 Dec. 2025
Interrogating the complex politics of kinship and complicity, Vasudevan moves beyond simplistic narratives of Western saviors and Southern recipients.
—Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 9 Dec. 2025
At least three trees whose fruit have earned the sapote moniker — although not sharing any botanical kinship — can be grown in Southern California as long as, when young, they are protected from freezing temperatures.
—Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 28 Nov. 2025
This is the time of year when we’re faced with the joys and the obligations of kinship.
—Dan Stahl, New Yorker, 28 Nov. 2025
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Libby Smith, CBS News, 10 Dec. 2025
Interrogating the complex politics of kinship and complicity, Vasudevan moves beyond simplistic narratives of Western saviors and Southern recipients.
—Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 9 Dec. 2025
At least three trees whose fruit have earned the sapote moniker — although not sharing any botanical kinship — can be grown in Southern California as long as, when young, they are protected from freezing temperatures.
—Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 28 Nov. 2025
This is the time of year when we’re faced with the joys and the obligations of kinship.
—Dan Stahl, New Yorker, 28 Nov. 2025
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 15 Dec. 2025.
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kinship
noun
kin·ship
ˈkin-ˌship 
: the quality or state of being kin : relationship
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