clan
Example Sentences
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It is the females who have proven the most groundbreaking members of the clan: They are the only non-human animal to systematically use tools to hunt.
From Barron's
I’m continually assaulted by images of the Kardashians, the ultimate hot-mom clan, who’ve set the bar for the rest of us plebs, showing off their sculpted figures and eerily frozen faces.
The sequel—again starring Gerard Butler and Morena Baccarin—sees the clan having to leave the safety of the bunker it calls home in search of a new place to live.
One man’s biographical note stands out: that of Sheikh Sarkar, the patriarch of a clan that provides the “hereditary muscle” for a family of Punjabi landowners.
It’s been two years since the first season of “Monarch: Legacy of Monsters” ended with a surprise two-year time jump and I’ve been waiting to see what’s next for the extended Randa clan ever since.
From Los Angeles Times
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