Examples of kin in a Sentence
Noun
They are her distant kin.
invited all of his kith and kin to his graduation party
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Barbara Spindel, The Christian Science Monitor, 12 Mar. 2025
And unlike their polar kin, black bears are omnivorous.
—Scott Travers, Forbes, 26 Oct. 2024
New Atlas, 4 Mar. 2025
The Secret Service was not playing to get in that motherf–kin’ stadium.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 11 Feb. 2025
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Noun
While Sandy’s efforts resulted in reunions for several of his relatives, his mother never located her kin.
—Barbara Spindel, The Christian Science Monitor, 12 Mar. 2025
And unlike their polar kin, black bears are omnivorous.
—Scott Travers, Forbes, 26 Oct. 2024
Adjective
And non-kin pairs were more likely to engage in this genital-to-genital contact than kin.
—New Atlas, 4 Mar. 2025
The Secret Service was not playing to get in that motherf–kin’ stadium.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 11 Feb. 2025
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“Kin.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/kin. Accessed 21 Apr. 2025.
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