How to Use clan in a Sentence

clan

noun
  • The whole clan gets together for the holidays.
  • The tribe is divided into clans.
  • Ten clans or more gather at the end of the movie.
    — Ingrid Schmidt, HollywoodReporter, 4 Feb. 2026
  • He's seen as a weakling, and he must be culled from the clan.
    — Sergio Pereira, Space.com, 4 Nov. 2025
  • His fame, like many in the Kennedy clan, has stood the test of time.
    — Hikmat Mohammed, Footwear News, 15 Aug. 2025
  • Neytiri is the daughter of the Omatikaya clan’s chief.
    — Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 18 Dec. 2025
  • Seen as the runt of his clan, Dek has something to prove.
    — Sergio Pereira, Space.com, 4 Nov. 2025
  • This is how clans conduct their affairs.
    — Lincee Ray Published, EW.com, 8 Aug. 2025
  • But the rest of the Kelce clan might not be fully on-board just yet.
    — Emily Rella, PEOPLE, 4 Nov. 2025
  • The Kim clan conquered real demons long ago.
    — Margaret Heidenry, Vanity Fair, 24 Feb. 2026
  • The strength of the Grant clan could be at his disposal.
    — Lincee Ray Published, EW.com, 8 Aug. 2025
  • The Hough clan just got a little bigger.
    — Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 5 Jan. 2026
  • And the Serio clan stayed open into the wee hours to feed them.
    — Donna Vickroy, Chicago Tribune, 1 May 2026
  • The video teased a glimpse into what's next for the Fraser clan.
    — Jacqueline Saguin, Good Housekeeping, 5 Jan. 2023
  • Like a clan culture, the roles are easy to understand.
    — Julia Sullivan, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2025
  • The art of sleeping anywhere is perhaps part of the wider clan’s ethos.
    — Ava Kofman, New Yorker, 14 May 2026
  • But when a clan of apes breaks the peace, things get unpleasant quickly.
    — PC Magazine, 7 Nov. 2025
  • Even a slight shrinkage in their store of food would have spurred the clan into action.
    — Jason Zweig, WSJ, 28 Jan. 2022
  • Our girl figures out a way to strengthen the clan and help both of her brothers save face.
    — Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 15 Aug. 2025
  • Like tattoos on a cage fighter, these black marks are the markings of the off-road clan.
    — Tribune News Service, cleveland, 14 Aug. 2021
  • The Bacon-Sedgwick clan were on hand for the event.
    — Matthew Carey, Deadline, 17 June 2026
  • Life for the Donovan clan was a bloody mess at the end of season seven.
    — Dana Feldman, Forbes, 7 Dec. 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
  • With that wonky bit of legalese, Congress smiled on the Bechtel clan.
    — Justin Elliott, ProPublica, 12 Aug. 2021
  • Colum calmly declares that the union will mend the damage between the clans.
    — Lincee Ray Published, EW.com, 15 Aug. 2025
  • The two men forged a close friendship that extended to the wider Kennedy clan.
    — Los Angeles Times, 9 Apr. 2026
  • The clan delights in mashing up the customs of both cultures.
    — Carrie Battan, The New Yorker, 15 Jan. 2024
  • The two clans clash, and one Na’vi is taken out with a flaming arrow.
    — Jack Dunn, Variety, 21 July 2025
  • The same scheme had helped the feds bust the clan’s leadership two years earlier.
    — John Annese, New York Daily News, 22 Jan. 2026
  • But the real wild card in Gaza's power struggle isn't to be found among the clans.
    — Bobby Ghosh, Time, 16 Oct. 2025

Some of these examples are programmatically compiled from various online sources to illustrate current usage of the word 'clan.' Any opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback about these examples.

Last Updated: