sister
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Definition of sister
2 often capitalized
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Neither of the Giannulli sisters had rowed on their high school’s crew team. — Martha Ross, The Mercury News, "Is this Lori Loughlin’s ‘Hail Mary?’ Her lawyers want FBI files on other parents," 13 June 2019 Sigh was married to Patrick’s sister, the Globe has reported. — John R. Ellement, BostonGlobe.com, "Milton man convicted of raping estranged wife, launching kidnapping plot," 13 June 2019 In 2014, one of her sisters died in El Salvador and another was diagnosed with cancer, but going back was out of the question. — Jenna Krajeski, The New Yorker, "A Victim of Terrorism Faces Deportation for Helping Terrorists," 11 June 2019 Kylie attended a party hosted by Drake, and ran into exes of her sisters in Hollywood, E! — Meagan Fredette, refinery29.com, "Kylie Jenner Proves She's An Expert At Avoiding Ex Drama At Drake's Party," 10 June 2019 Taplin’s skirt belonged to her sister, who had worn it to her own wedding. — SFChronicle.com, "City Hall weddings: Public displays of devotion," 7 June 2019 The former Inquirer reporter reads from her latest novel, following the lives of two sisters from the 1950s to right now. — John Timpane, https://www.inquirer.com, "Readings by authors in Philly this summer: Jennifer Weiner, Richard Russo, and more," 5 June 2019 Too frightened to tell their mother what was going on, the boys finally told Margaret Gallant, one of Ms. Dussourd’s sisters, who then told Ms. Dussourd. — New York Times, "Maryetta Dussourd, 74, Dies; Raised Early Alarm on Abusive Priests," 3 June 2019 Kylie JennerInstagram Here's another angle of the sisters: Khloe KardashianInstagram Wait, did Kylie put on a wig or fake bangs at some point during the night?? — Katherine J. Igoe, Marie Claire, "The Kardashians Match in Pink Outfits at the Over-the-Top Launch of Kylie's Skincare Line," 22 May 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'sister.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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