Examples of kinsman in a Sentence
to protect the family honor, he sought to revenge the murder of his kinsman
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Rediscovering his family’s ancestral land centuries after the religious wars forced those kinsmen to flee, our caballero soon steps in to protect a local clan from an oppressive landowner and his abusive henchmen.
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Ben Croll, Variety, 20 Sep. 2024
At the time of President Lincoln's assassination, my father was in Washington visiting his kinsman, Col. Thomas M. Vincent, who was on the staff of the Adjutant General.
—Chris Ciaccia, Fox News, 3 Sep. 2020
The Boy Who Flew Photograph by Heritage Images/Getty Images
Banished from Athens for killing a kinsman, the inventor Daedalus plays a key role in the Minotaur myth.
—Amaranta Sbardella, National Geographic, 1 Oct. 2019
Women were rewarded for refusing to shelter men, including kinsmen, who were involved in the genocide, and for testifying against their rapists.
—Rania Abouzeid, National Geographic, 15 Oct. 2019
Their kinsmen, already in the United States, have been vital factors in farm and workshop for generations.
—Lily Rothman, Time, 20 June 2018
The warriors butchered the people and used the heads of Lewis’s kinsmen as decoration for their belts.
—Emily Bernard, The New Republic, 19 June 2018
Best of all, Mazibuko believes his friend and kinsman's experiment has worked.
—Chuck Yarborough, cleveland.com, 21 Feb. 2018
One of my favorite historical titles is cardinal nipote, Italian for cardinal nephew, which would be awarded when a pope appointed a kinsman to the College of Cardinals.
—Kwame Anthony Appiah, New York Times, 21 Feb. 2018
Ben Croll, Variety, 20 Sep. 2024
At the time of President Lincoln's assassination, my father was in Washington visiting his kinsman, Col. Thomas M. Vincent, who was on the staff of the Adjutant General.
—Chris Ciaccia, Fox News, 3 Sep. 2020
The Boy Who Flew Photograph by Heritage Images/Getty Images
Banished from Athens for killing a kinsman, the inventor Daedalus plays a key role in the Minotaur myth.
—Amaranta Sbardella, National Geographic, 1 Oct. 2019
Women were rewarded for refusing to shelter men, including kinsmen, who were involved in the genocide, and for testifying against their rapists.
—Rania Abouzeid, National Geographic, 15 Oct. 2019
Their kinsmen, already in the United States, have been vital factors in farm and workshop for generations.
—Lily Rothman, Time, 20 June 2018
The warriors butchered the people and used the heads of Lewis’s kinsmen as decoration for their belts.
—Emily Bernard, The New Republic, 19 June 2018
Best of all, Mazibuko believes his friend and kinsman's experiment has worked.
—Chuck Yarborough, cleveland.com, 21 Feb. 2018
One of my favorite historical titles is cardinal nipote, Italian for cardinal nephew, which would be awarded when a pope appointed a kinsman to the College of Cardinals.
—Kwame Anthony Appiah, New York Times, 21 Feb. 2018
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“Kinsman.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/kinsman. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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kinsman
noun
kins·man
ˈkinz-mən 
: a relative usually by birth
especially
: a male relative
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