How to Use clan in a Sentence

clan

noun

• The whole clan gets together for the holidays.
• The tribe is divided into clans.
• The rest of the clan isn’t more than a 10-minute drive away.
  — Marley Marius, Vogue, 11 Mar. 2021
• The police knew the Remmo clan, and the three men, well.
  — Hazlitt, 1 Mar. 2023
• It’s the end of the line for the Cody clan as the crime drama wraps its run.
  — Los Angeles Times Staff, Los Angeles Times, 26 Aug. 2022
• The youngest of the Bongiovi clan, the 18-year-old is also the most private.
  — Emy Lacroix, Peoplemag, 24 Feb. 2023
• The video teased a glimpse into what's next for the Fraser clan.
  — Jacqueline Saguin, Good Housekeeping, 5 Jan. 2023
• By the late 1970s, the Guzmán clan had emerged as a rising force in the Sinaloa drug underworld.
  — Brian Murphy, Washington Post, 13 Dec. 2023
• The decisions of the Umunna are binding on members of the clan.
  — Nnamdi Madichie, Quartz, 29 Apr. 2021
• With that wonky bit of legalese, Congress smiled on the Bechtel clan.
  — Justin Elliott, ProPublica, 12 Aug. 2021
• Comer wants to see what the Biden family is up to and Porter wants to do the same for the Trump clan.
  — New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 26 May 2024
• Other nearby units from the clan could overhear the rhythm.
  — Ross Andersen, The Atlantic, 24 Feb. 2024
• Life for the Donovan clan was a bloody mess at the end of season seven.
  — Dana Feldman, Forbes, 7 Dec. 2021
• Yakumo is a young member of the Raven clan, a rival to Ryu’s own.
  — Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 16 Apr. 2025
• But neither clan comes close to the influence of the Chamorros over the past 150 years.
  — The Economist, 31 Mar. 2021
• The boardwalk is a bit of a fraught landmark for the Fisher-Conklin clan.
  — Erica Gonzales, ELLE, 23 July 2023
• The clan delights in mashing up the customs of both cultures.
  — Carrie Battan, The New Yorker, 15 Jan. 2024
• Like tattoos on a cage fighter, these black marks are the markings of the off-road clan.
  — Tribune News Service, cleveland, 14 Aug. 2021
• In the end, Lewis also outlasted the rest of the Sun Records clan that took rock ‘n’ roll from Memphis to the world.
  — Brian Mansfield, USA TODAY, 28 Oct. 2022
• The boy’s coronation, which amounted to a coup, divided the clan and the realm.
  — Inkoo Kang, The New Yorker, 5 Aug. 2024
• Now, 11 members of the clan conduct royal duties - more than half of whom are over the age of 70.
  — Lauren Said-Moorhouse, CNN, 5 Feb. 2024
• The chieftains declare the Sullys a part of their clan as their son's body now lies within their home.
  — Nick Romano, EW.com, 16 Dec. 2022
• Even a slight shrinkage in their store of food would have spurred the clan into action.
  — Jason Zweig, WSJ, 28 Jan. 2022
• The Diazes are a clan in which being out is okay, but skipping Mass is not.
  — Washington Post, 17 Dec. 2021
• Though Guy wasn’t well enough to attend, the Chookoorian clan was out in full force.
  — Randall Roberts, Los Angeles Times, 23 Feb. 2021
• There are many characters who are part of the Brennan clan.
  — Alamin Yohannes, EW.com, 3 Aug. 2021
• If a man proved to be a bad leader, the clan would strip him of his tribal position.
  — Mona Gable, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 Apr. 2023
• The Evans clan gives Clayton a warm welcome, and then Tom pulls Susie aside for a long overdue check-in.
  — Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 1 Mar. 2022
• Sometimes, those groups combine in much larger clans of up to 1,000 animals around a vital resource like a watering hole.
  — Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 7 Apr. 2025
• The Roseanne spinoff celebrated its series finale tonight with one final nod to the matriarch while acknowledging that life is still good for this working-class clan.
  — Lynette Rice, Deadline, 23 Apr. 2025