kinsfolk
Example Sentences
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After receiving his red sash, Mr Okoroafor went around greeting his kinsfolk, who had gathered in tents outside.
From BBC ● Jan. 1, 2025
Instead, political hopefuls must be seen to have greatness thrust upon them, their ambition pushed by their kinsfolk.
From BBC ● Feb. 18, 2022
Many people are going to the countryside; others have moved within the slum to be closer to their kinsfolk.
From Economist ● Aug. 3, 2017
After wandering off to seek medical attention, Henry was captured and found himself “among Dutch kinsfolk in Pennsylvania,” Polley wrote.
From New York Times ● Jul. 24, 2011
Hyacinthus, they would say, died not slaughtered by his kinsfolk to get food for them, but only because of a sorrowful mistake.
From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton
