siblings

plural of sibling

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of siblings There is one positive outcome to the siblings’ search for answers. Annalise Peterson, NBC news, 23 Aug. 2026 Granger’s trailblazing life is well-known, but her son JD Granger, speaking on behalf of his siblings Brandon Granger and Chelsea Hughes, paid tribute to his mother with accounts of her everyday life. Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Aug. 2026 Letter writer finds even the relationship with other siblings hard to manage after sister’s untimely death. Carolyn Hax, Washington Post, 23 Aug. 2026 Laws regarding incarceration of youthful offenders — age 25 or younger at the time of the crime — have evolved since the siblings were tried. Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Aug. 2026 Parents, siblings and spouses have expressed frustration with the administration's remarks on social media and to media outlets. Chris Quintana, USA Today, 22 Aug. 2026 Despite growing up in the city of Motown and the country’s R&B capital, CeCe Winans and her siblings were not permitted to listen to secular music—their parents forbade it. Encyclopedia Britannica, 21 Aug. 2026 Watching just a clip of siblings Frankie (Frankie Darro) and Betsy Baxter (Betsy King Ross) out of context, it’d be easy to dismiss their introduction at the Radio Ranchers microphone as an example of antiquity. Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 21 Aug. 2026 As was widely reported Monday, the siblings who voted to sell the family’s shares assert that four of the six beneficiaries of the Buss trust were needed for a passing vote. Sam Amick, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for siblings
Noun
  • This season, whether or not the Williams sisters will receive one — either individually for singles, or together for doubles — has been a key storyline.
    Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2026
  • Another challenge for the Price sisters early in their tenure as owners was taking over as young women in an industry dominated by male founders.
    Brianna Randall, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • He has also been allowed weekly meetings with his wife, as well as telephone and WhatsApp contact with relatives in Pakistan and abroad, the ministry said.
    ABC News, ABC News, 24 Aug. 2026
  • The company set up a hotline for warehouse employees and for their relatives.
    Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 24 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • The maps in today’s fantasy epics are distant cousins of the woodcut that illustrated the first edition of Utopia, and which imagined the faraway island.
    Carline Tromp, The Dial, 18 Aug. 2026
  • The Midwest Regional Reception Center detains close to 500 fathers, mothers, spouses, cousins and friends on behalf of ICE.
    Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 18 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • Her father, a former pro football player, was a trusts and estates lawyer in White Plains, New York, where Nancy and her two brothers grew up.
    Robert D. Mcfadden, Chicago Tribune, 21 Aug. 2026
  • The brothers, once extremely close, have only seen one another a handful of time in recent years and failed to meet last month despite being just 12 miles apart at one point during Harry's trip home.
    Jennifer Hassan, USA Today, 20 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • Officials will discuss strengthening Iran-Iraq relations, border security, economic cooperation and counterterrorism, among other topics, the broadcaster IRIB reported.
    Hanna Ziady, CNN Money, 18 Aug. 2026
  • To date, relations between First Tee and the neighborhood have been cordial, but the initial plan has not been well received.
    Andy Sheehan, CBS News, 18 Aug. 2026

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“Siblings.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/siblings. Accessed 26 Aug. 2026.

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