stepsister
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The union gave me a stepbrother and a stepsister.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026
Introducing someone as a stepsister evokes a host of unspoken disclaimers: Not my real sister!
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026
Things will be stressful enough in the wake of her passing, and on top of that you will have to watch your stepsister like a hawk.
From MarketWatch ● Feb. 13, 2026
"What I found in this fairy tale is that the stepsister is the most relatable character and has been for thousands of years."
From Salon ● Apr. 18, 2025
He smiled up at his stepsister and winked slyly at Roy.
From "Hoot" by Carl Hiaasen
Evil stepmothers and stepsisters are truly the stuff of fiction.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026
But “Grounded” would have been better left without its imposed topic, which inadvertently casts much work as ugly stepsisters unsuccessfully trying to jam their feet into Cinderella’s glass slipper.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2025
Despite the family's efforts to protect them, her younger stepsisters found out that their father and mother were trapped under the rubble from other children at school.
From BBC ● Apr. 9, 2025
She also defends his humanity to Louis’s nasty daughters, who make the evil stepsisters in Disney’s “Cinderella” seem understated.
From New York Times ● May 2, 2024
The scar gave a warlike cast to his features, and Ash was surprised that her stepsisters had found him handsome.
From "Ash" by Malinda Lo
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