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Recent Examples of sisterly
When her little brother Tim begins behaving strangely, doctor-in-training Jamie Shandro calls on her medical school experience and her sisterly love to navigate his frightening diagnosis.
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Ashley M. Wilcox, New York Times, 4 Apr. 2025
People grow older but sisterly dynamics never change.
—Staff Author, People.com, 11 Apr. 2025
Willis provided these revelations about her sisterly baths and slumber parties with her famous mother while talking about her decision to co-sleep with her 1-year-old daughter, Louetta, according to Entertainment Weekly.
—Martha Ross, Mercury News, 3 Apr. 2025
Despite having their own rooms, Amelia and Penelope have grown close over the past three years, forming a sisterly bond.
—Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 6 Mar. 2025
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Ashley M. Wilcox, New York Times, 4 Apr. 2025
People grow older but sisterly dynamics never change.
—Staff Author, People.com, 11 Apr. 2025
Willis provided these revelations about her sisterly baths and slumber parties with her famous mother while talking about her decision to co-sleep with her 1-year-old daughter, Louetta, according to Entertainment Weekly.
—Martha Ross, Mercury News, 3 Apr. 2025
Despite having their own rooms, Amelia and Penelope have grown close over the past three years, forming a sisterly bond.
—Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 6 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sisterly
Adjective
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Throughout Big Mouth, Jessi is often used as a vehicle to navigate heavier topics like familial divorce, finding your sexuality and mental health.—
Yasmeen Hamadeh,
People.com,
23 May 2025
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The siblings, who haven’t seen each other in over a year since the death of their father, instantly launch into the sort of familial bickering passing for humor.—
Frank Scheck,
HollywoodReporter,
22 May 2025
Adjective
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That brotherly love continued throughout their playing careers, as Bret remembered being in the booth for Fox as an analyst when Aaron hit his famous walk-off home run against the Red Sox in Game 7 of the 2003 ALCS.—
Gary Phillips,
New York Daily News,
20 May 2025
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There’s an easy, brotherly chemistry between each of them, a cross between a sports team and a boy band.—
Jeff Ihaza,
Rolling Stone,
8 May 2025
Adjective
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Sacramento County health inspectors closed two local gas stations and a fraternal lodge after discovering cockroaches, rodent droppings and a lack of hot water.—
Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado,
Sacbee.com,
23 May 2025
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His father, Louis, now a widower, stayed with him and the other Augustinians for more than a month in their rectory, cooking meals and participating in the fraternal life.—
Mitra Taj,
New York Times,
17 May 2025
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“Sisterly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sisterly. Accessed 28 May. 2025.
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