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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With back-to-back fights with Baragon and a gigantic octopus (who arrives with no explanation), Frankenstein’s kinship with King Kong – a simplistic empathy and wrestler-like physical prowess – has never felt clearer.
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Rory Doherty, Vulture, 20 Oct. 2025
Impressing after a miserable spell in the Premier League, the Brazilian winger may well find kinship on the opposing flank Saturday.
—Jack Bantock, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
For all the suffering at this table, there’s a redemptive kinship as well, and a recognition that feels like rescue.
—Paul Solotaroff, Rolling Stone, 12 Oct. 2025
That may come from kinship, ownership of assets or government programs that effect such transfers.
—Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 28 Sep. 2025
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Rory Doherty, Vulture, 20 Oct. 2025
Impressing after a miserable spell in the Premier League, the Brazilian winger may well find kinship on the opposing flank Saturday.
—Jack Bantock, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
For all the suffering at this table, there’s a redemptive kinship as well, and a recognition that feels like rescue.
—Paul Solotaroff, Rolling Stone, 12 Oct. 2025
That may come from kinship, ownership of assets or government programs that effect such transfers.
—Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 28 Sep. 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 24 Oct. 2025.
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kinship
noun
kin·ship
ˈkin-ˌship 
: the quality or state of being kin : relationship
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