kinship

Example Sentences

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That kinship is what makes Coppola’s first documentary, “Marc by Sofia,” such a thrill — and also what occasionally holds the film back.

From Salon • Mar. 27, 2026

These kinship networks were largely organized through maternal lines, with one mitochondrial lineage dominating, pointing to a key role for women in maintaining family continuity and coordinating movement.

From Science Daily • Mar. 21, 2026

In the end, his words were laced with a sense of historic kinship.

From BBC • Feb. 16, 2026

In Lee Knight’s film, a chance meeting between a young Black Englishman in the process of finding himself and an elderly, white Englishwoman blossoms into an unexpected kinship — one based on Knight’s experience.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 9, 2026

I was imprisoned in the flesh of an utter stranger, an unsympathetic one with whom I felt no kinship.

From "Black Like Me" by John Howard Griffin