next of kin

Example Sentences

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How does one go about helping a very elderly man who has only me as his next of kin?

From MarketWatch • Mar. 21, 2026

Identities of the deceased service members will be withheld for 24 hours after next of kin is informed.

From Salon • Mar. 13, 2026

A local magistrate ordered that the bodies be handed over to the Iranian embassy in Colombo for repatriation to the next of kin.

From Barron's • Mar. 13, 2026

The names of the those who died were being withheld pending notification of next of kin.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 22, 2026

She contacted the undertaker and called Adek’s children, who were my next of kin, and then called Frank to tell him the news.

From "Not Nothing" by Gayle Forman