sisterly

Example Sentences

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With a final, sisterly eye-roll, Amma sighs: "Oh my gosh, you and your baby!"

From BBC • Sep. 29, 2025

While they race against one another, Cashmore - who is five years the senior of Steadman - says they rarely interact outside of the blue carpet, despite her team-mate's description of a sisterly relationship.

From BBC • Aug. 27, 2024

Whereas “The Homecoming” was noted for its claustrophobic machismo, here it’s the women who dominate the proceedings, vacillating between sisterly tenderness and bitter recriminations.

From New York Times • Feb. 9, 2024

But in the scenes of child rearing, the absence of faces expresses something more: a depth of sisterly intimacy and family solidarity that renders exposition superfluous.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 2, 2023

The hours I passed watching Craig’s games from the bleachers of one gym or another began to feel less like a sisterly obligation.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama