kinsmen

Example Sentences

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They then decided to make distinctive marks on their cheeks, "akin to the ones their animals had, which would help them in identifying their kinsmen during battles", Mr Makkuwana says.

From BBC • May 20, 2022

The many characters in “The Books of Jacob” allow for describing Jacob Frank through the words of others, both his enemies and kinsmen.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 15, 2022

After the women had said goodbye, his kinsmen carried out Hussein’s body and placed it in a van.

From New York Times • Aug. 27, 2021

She inquired about Arinbjorn, her brother, and other of her kinsmen and friends who had gone to England with Arinbjorn.

From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2019

The usurper Pelias had been told by an oracle that he would die at the hands of kinsmen, and that he should beware of anyone whom he saw shod with only a single sandal.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton