sisterly

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Recent Examples of sisterly Ines is a little dazzled by the older girl’s seeming worldliness and Hanna shows big-sisterly fondness for Ines, making her, along with her diary, the repository of her secrets. Jessica Kiang, Variety, 14 May 2026 The two admit now – Adrianne with a chuckle and DeVaux through tears – that their sisterly relationship suffered for a while, as DeVaux tried to square peg her sister. Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 9 May 2026 For the sisterly chat, Kardashian wore her hair pulled tightly back from her face with all the volume concentrated right at the crown of her head, similar to a ‘60s-style bouffant like those worn by Priscilla Presley back in the day and Lana del Rey in the 2010s. Kara Nesvig, Allure, 22 Jan. 2026 Alana and Danielle rush towards the dresses and pose beside them, before kicking off the sisterly banter that is a constant throughout the fitting. Alexandra MacOn, Vogue, 1 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for sisterly
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Adjective
  • While no cast members actually broke the law during the show’s production, both Starkey and Taylor-Joy star alongside Annette Bening as criminals with a familial connection in Lucky.
    Brenton Blanchet, PEOPLE, 31 July 2026
  • It’s presented with such grace as Koreeda, once again, metes out details about each character’s own familial backgrounds.
    Randy Myers, Mercury News, 30 July 2026
Adjective
  • Getz enjoys getting brotherly advice from Hoyer, who executed his own semi-rebuild in 2021 and worked under Theo Epstein on the 2012 Cubs rebuild that ignited the trend across baseball.
    Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 4 Aug. 2026
  • In 2023, author Ali Novak, who penned the original My Life with the Walter Boys novel, revealed to Entertainment Weekly how another famous brotherly love triangle inspired her own.
    Brianna Zigler, Entertainment Weekly, 23 July 2026
Adjective
  • On Monday, the College Football Players Association (CFBPA)—an athlete advocacy organization—announced that a group of Stanford football players have formed the first CFBPA fraternal association.
    Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 27 July 2026
  • List current memberships in civic, fraternal, legal or social organizations.
    Schnelle Tonge, Sun Sentinel, 16 July 2026

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“Sisterly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sisterly. Accessed 9 Aug. 2026.

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