Examples of kinship in a Sentence
He feels a strong kinship with other survivors of the war.
feelings of kinship between the team's players and their fans
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They’d been drawn by the pay, but also by a sense of altruism and imagined kinship.
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Ava Kofman, New Yorker, 9 Feb. 2026
In Texas, kids taken into state custody leave a kinship placement twice as often as the nationwide rate, according to a USA TODAY analysis of federal data tracking kids removed from their homes in a four-year period.
—Jayme Fraser, USA Today, 4 Feb. 2026
Most of our families have at least one, especially in the Black community, where single parenthood is statistically common, and kinship networks hold historical importance.
—Ashley Simpo, Parents, 30 Jan. 2026
All felt a kinship with Kahlo and mined her paintings and personal history.
—Chadd Scott, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
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Ava Kofman, New Yorker, 9 Feb. 2026
In Texas, kids taken into state custody leave a kinship placement twice as often as the nationwide rate, according to a USA TODAY analysis of federal data tracking kids removed from their homes in a four-year period.
—Jayme Fraser, USA Today, 4 Feb. 2026
Most of our families have at least one, especially in the Black community, where single parenthood is statistically common, and kinship networks hold historical importance.
—Ashley Simpo, Parents, 30 Jan. 2026
All felt a kinship with Kahlo and mined her paintings and personal history.
—Chadd Scott, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for kinship
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“Kinship.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/kinship. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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kinship
noun
kin·ship
ˈkin-ˌship 
: the quality or state of being kin : relationship
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