kissing cousin

Example Sentences

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He’s now returned with a weirder, more diaphanous book, this time viewing surfing as the kissing cousin of, and potential solution to, substance addiction.

From New York Times

I saw this letter he wrote to Golda Meir where he called her his kissing cousin....I mean, you have to be suspicious when somebody like him steps forward.

From Literature

Stromboli, kissing cousin to the calzone, is an Italian wrap, a delicious pastry filled with goodies.

From Salon

No child of hers was going to forget her family name and think she was nothing but a kissing cousin to an orangutan.

From Literature

Recalling the promise of a “dramatic” address, Gilat summed up the prime minister’s appearance thusly: “No drama, no semi-drama, not even a kissing cousin of drama.”

From Los Angeles Times