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kinsman

[kinz-muhn] / ˈkɪnz mən /


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Yet the formidable English army of kinsman Malcolm, rightful heir to murdered King Duncan, approached Dunsinane using branches from Birnam Wood as camouflage.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026

De la Espriella’s ideological kinsman, Argentine President Javier Milei, is pushing for more oil output, focusing on his country’s massive Vaca Muerta shale deposit.

From Barron's ● Jun. 22, 2026

But you here, whom nature made the wisest of all people, should drop your anger and make everyone who fights alongside us at sea a kinsman, a citizen.

From Salon ● Apr. 13, 2025

Egil said: ”Tis but my bounden duty, lady, for the sake of Arinbjorn thy kinsman that I go, if Fridgeir thinks this any help to him.’

From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2019

And in his arms before him on his horse he bore the body of his kinsman, Faramir son of Denethor, found upon the stricken field.

From "The Return of the King" by J.R.R. Tolkien

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

The many characters in “The Books of Jacob” allow for describing Jacob Frank through the words of others, both his enemies and kinsmen.

From Seattle Times ● Apr. 15, 2022

You could see inequality emerge in the archaeological record with the appearance of temples and palaces, presided over by rulers and their elite kinsmen, and storehouses and workshops, run by administrators and overseers.

From New York Times ● Nov. 4, 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

“My kinsmen are a wild and barbaric folk, I’m afraid. You might encounter them in the wilderness, or at major sporting events. But you won’t see any here.”

From "The Lightning Thief" by Rick Riordan


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