kin
Example Sentences
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"I'm the only child, the only next of kin really in the family," Haldia told AFP.
From Barron's ● Aug. 29, 2026
Supt Chris Clarke, the Met's lead for emergency response policing in the area, said the force was urgently working to identify the victim and inform his next of kin.
From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026
Marine Band could offer its kin moral support by playing in the background Ives’ mysteriously transcendental “Unanswered Question.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 20, 2026
Complicating matters, he has never been particularly generous or nurturing, and he has no spouse, children or other immediate next of kin.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 5, 2026
“Who are your kin? What are you doing in the land of the dead?”
From "Norse Mythology" by Neil Gaiman
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It's All in the Family
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