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noun kin·ship \ ˈkin-ˌship \

Definition of kinship

:the quality or state of being kin :relationship

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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

Recent Examples of kinship from the Web

The crisis has also strained traditional kinships in the region.

— Bloomberg.com, "Saudi Arabia Reopens Qatar Border for Hajj Pilgrims," 17 Aug. 2017
MBC is owned by Waleed al-Ibrahim, a Saudi billionaire with kinship ties to the royal family, and his nephew prince Abdul Aziz bin Fahd.

— jonah shepp, Daily Intelligencer, "The Fake News That Provoked a Crisis in the Middle East," 19 July 2017
But where it has been planted, Americans know a kinship beyond blood.

— kevin d. williamson, National Review, "A People without a King," 4 July 2017
As soon as Wright described Baby Driver, San felt an kinship with the title character.

— scott meslow, GQ, "The Real DJ Behind the Baby Driver Jam You'll Be Humming All Summer," 30 June 2017
Although the pair’s mother-daughter bond was stronger than ever on The Girls Next Door — which aired from 2005 to 2010 on E! — rising tensions sparked by Patti’s alleged tabloid leaks took their kinship in a dark direction.

— grace gavilanes, PEOPLE.com, "Inside Kendra Wilkinson & Mom Patti's Tumultuous Relationship," 23 June 2017
Making movies like no one else currently working today, the filmmaker turns The Bad Batch into a hypnotic portrait of disparate pariahs finding love and kinship out on the unforgiving fringe.

— nick schager, Esquire, "The Director of The Bad Batch Doesn't Love That the Election Made Her Movie Even More Realistic," 23 June 2017
David Sánchez Quartet Thursday, April 5, 7:30pm SFJAZZ Collective tenor saxophonist Sánchez leads his own group and performs music from his latest project exploring the kinship between West African drumming and his native Puerto Rico.

— jim harrington, The Mercury News, "SFJAZZ releases blockbuster 2017-18 season lineup," 15 June 2017
Unshakably resolute, unwilling to give in to fear or panic, and able to find humor and kinship even in the darkest moments.

— dan stewart / london, Time, "Britain Will Overcome Terrorism the Same Way It Always Has," 4 June 2017

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