kith

Example Sentences

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On Monday Justice MR Shah said the "next of kith and kin of the deceased person" shall be paid this compensation within a month of applying.

From BBC • Oct. 4, 2021

Gander residents renewed this rite not out of fear of divine punishment but as an affirmation of civilization, which extends cooperation and reciprocity beyond kith and kin.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 9, 2021

I'm not saying that poor families didn't use utensils, but the finer points of table manners were a low priority compared to scrounging up enough food to feed kith and kin.

From Salon • Apr. 7, 2019

These children have collapsing family structures, decreasing socioeconomic mobility and rapidly thinning networks of kith and kin.

From New York Times • Nov. 21, 2018

Every element lived in harmonious relation with its neighbour, and all was kith and kin.

From "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel