How to Use sister in a Sentence

sister

noun
  • The sisters live in the convent.
  • On the hike up to the peak, Ruth texted a few pictures to her mom and sister of the view from the trail.
    — Praveena Somasundaram, Washington Post, 16 Feb. 2023
  • The duo hit the road to go to Mater's sister's wedding across the country.
    — Sari Hitchins, Parents, 19 Sep. 2024
  • Kolbe’s sister and five staffers were also part of the trip.
    — Ronald J. Hansen, The Arizona Republic, 4 Dec. 2022
  • In the end, her sister, Joya, was the only one who made it out of the forest.
    — Alexis Okeowo, The New Yorker, 19 Aug. 2024
  • The guest had been at a bar with his sister on Wednesday.
    — Nathan Diller, USA TODAY, 26 Nov. 2022
  • T’Challa might have passed on the Black Panther role to his sister.
    — Chris Smith, BGR, 2 Aug. 2022
  • That prompted me to want to look at my sister's death record.
    — Health Editorial Team, Health, 1 Feb. 2023
  • The last time Salashnik texted with her sister was May 3.
    — Isabelle Khurshudyan and Sudarsan Raghavan, Anchorage Daily News, 20 May 2022
  • Mom and Grandma took my sister and me out to the grass, then inside the building to wait.
    — Melissa Mora Hidalgo, Los Angeles Times, 12 Jan. 2023
  • Her sister was on the bed with a shirt on covered in chocolate.
    — John Annese, New York Daily News, 22 Apr. 2025
  • She was recognized as a princess in 2020—she's the half-sister of King Philippe.
    — Emily Burack, Town & Country, 10 Sep. 2022
  • The younger one is embarrassed and ashamed and doesn’t want to face her sister right now.
    — Abigail Van Buren, oregonlive, 17 Mar. 2023
  • But there was mud on the tires, a sign to Grinstead’s sister that something was wrong.
    — Alexis Stevens, ajc, 6 May 2022
  • At the press conference, López said the young boy saved his sister’s life.
    — Amanda Rabines, Orlando Sentinel, 20 Jan. 2023
  • Born in 1969, Roy was raised in Yuba City along with two sisters.
    — Jan Goldsmith, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Dec. 2023
  • The newborns would be cared for by the sisters, who baptized them into the Catholic faith.
    — Time, 28 May 2025
  • Her sister went to the store one day and never returned home That soon changed.
    — Faith Karimi, CNN, 19 Mar. 2023
  • My sister wrestles at our school and has been a drill partner and a big help.
    — Alex Kushel, Sun Sentinel, 28 Mar. 2025
  • As Miller’s sister and friend tried to drive away, Miller shot several times at the car.
    — Cliff Pinckard, cleveland, 28 Apr. 2022
  • But my parents had planned this trip to Paris with my sister and me and our husbands for May of 2020.
    — Juliet Pennington, BostonGlobe.com, 4 May 2023
  • Open it and look through it to bug your sister (my uncle) or mother (me).
    — Gisele Grayson, NPR, 23 May 2024
  • The sisters from Colorado Springs, about an hour south of Denver, had been planning to live off the grid since the fall of 2021, Jara said.
    — CBS News, 1 Sep. 2023
  • The new moon-Mars program would be known as Artemis—named after the sister of Apollo.
    — Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 16 Nov. 2022
  • There were two attendants for each of them — his friends and her sisters.
    — Kimberly Dishongh, arkansasonline.com, 6 Oct. 2024
  • Just a fun thing to do with your murderous bestie who drowned her sister!
    — Emma Specter, Vogue, 2 May 2025
  • The star took a trip to Disneyland with her half-sister Robyn in the run-up to turning 35 on August 25.
    — Alice Cary, Glamour, 25 Aug. 2022
  • Dear Carolyn: My sister and I have teen children close in age.
    — Carolyn Hax, Washington Post, 8 Jan. 2023
  • My sister wants our 85-year-old mother to move closer to her.
    — Carolyn Hax, Washington Post, 21 July 2024
  • All of that stuff really did stem from [our friend’s] non-sighted sister not wanting to see the ugly parts of the world.
    — Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 27 May 2025

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