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

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

He said the Fulani community has lost more than 500 kinsmen since 2012 and more than 20,000 cows to rustlers.

From Washington Times • Aug. 30, 2018

They spent an hour looking at it and then asking me questions about my village and kinsmen.

From "Dragonwings" by Laurence Yep