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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But it was never lost on me that there’s a kinship to what Carolyn experienced—a heightened sense of interest in one’s sartorial choices, what color their hair is.
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Rebecca Ford, Vanity Fair, 8 June 2026
Insights and kinships emerge almost unbidden—called forth through juxtaposition.
—Literary Hub, 1 June 2026
In a sense, kinship leadership is not new.
—Ginny Whitelaw, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
In the house Gita lives in, kinship is learned through daily friction, through the particular silence that means someone is upset, through the understanding of who to wake and who not to disturb while sleeping.
—Vogue, 1 June 2026
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Rebecca Ford, Vanity Fair, 8 June 2026
Insights and kinships emerge almost unbidden—called forth through juxtaposition.
—Literary Hub, 1 June 2026
In a sense, kinship leadership is not new.
—Ginny Whitelaw, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
In the house Gita lives in, kinship is learned through daily friction, through the particular silence that means someone is upset, through the understanding of who to wake and who not to disturb while sleeping.
—Vogue, 1 June 2026
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 14 Jun. 2026.
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kinship
noun
kin·ship
ˈkin-ˌship 
: the quality or state of being kin : relationship
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