How to Use clan in a Sentence

clan

noun

• The whole clan gets together for the holidays.
• The tribe is divided into clans.
• Even a slight shrinkage in their store of food would have spurred the clan into action.
  — Jason Zweig, WSJ, 28 Jan. 2022
• His most meaningful tattoo is a shark, the symbol of the clan of Teva.
  — Jeff Chu, Travel + Leisure, 30 Jan. 2022
• The Combs clan comprises seven children, with Love being the youngest.
  — Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 18 Oct. 2024
• Today the extended Grimaldi clan may be even more glittery than in Princess Grace's days.
  — Leena Kim, Town & Country, 29 Jan. 2022
• The Kardashian and Jenner clan has officially grown by one.
  — Li Cohen, CBS News, 7 Feb. 2022
• As these developments intensify, the Chenoweth clan is forced to shelter with their neighbors.
  — Andrés Buenahora, Variety, 1 Nov. 2024
• It's been quite the family affair for the Hudson/Hawn/Russell clan, lately.
  — Jen Juneau, PEOPLE.com, 28 Jan. 2022
• Since then, the region has avoided much of the Islamist and clan violence that has racked southern Somalia.
  — Michael M. Phillips, WSJ, 1 Feb. 2022
• The members of a clan are gossiping about an outcast who is disliked for reasons that, the listener begins to suspect, are not entirely fair.
  — Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 3 Feb. 2022
• One reason for its preservation is that the Montefeltro clan died out in the 16th century, plunging the city into decline.
  — Julia Buckley, CNN, 1 Feb. 2022
• So the Desmond clan set up one, with Elsa as the sole athlete and development program manager, her father as the chairman and her mother the treasurer.
  — Georgi Kantchev, WSJ, 6 Feb. 2022
• The police knew the Remmo clan, and the three men, well.
  — Hazlitt, 1 Mar. 2023
• It’s the end of the line for the Cody clan as the crime drama wraps its run.
  — Los Angeles Times Staff, Los Angeles Times, 26 Aug. 2022
• The youngest of the Bongiovi clan, the 18-year-old is also the most private.
  — Emy Lacroix, Peoplemag, 24 Feb. 2023
• The video teased a glimpse into what's next for the Fraser clan.
  — Jacqueline Saguin, Good Housekeeping, 5 Jan. 2023
• By the late 1970s, the Guzmán clan had emerged as a rising force in the Sinaloa drug underworld.
  — Brian Murphy, Washington Post, 13 Dec. 2023
• Comer wants to see what the Biden family is up to and Porter wants to do the same for the Trump clan.
  — New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 26 May 2024
• Other nearby units from the clan could overhear the rhythm.
  — Ross Andersen, The Atlantic, 24 Feb. 2024
• The boardwalk is a bit of a fraught landmark for the Fisher-Conklin clan.
  — Erica Gonzales, ELLE, 23 July 2023
• The clan delights in mashing up the customs of both cultures.
  — Carrie Battan, The New Yorker, 15 Jan. 2024
• In the end, Lewis also outlasted the rest of the Sun Records clan that took rock ‘n’ roll from Memphis to the world.
  — Brian Mansfield, USA TODAY, 28 Oct. 2022
• The boy’s coronation, which amounted to a coup, divided the clan and the realm.
  — Inkoo Kang, The New Yorker, 5 Aug. 2024
• Now, 11 members of the clan conduct royal duties - more than half of whom are over the age of 70.
  — Lauren Said-Moorhouse, CNN, 5 Feb. 2024
• The chieftains declare the Sullys a part of their clan as their son's body now lies within their home.
  — Nick Romano, EW.com, 16 Dec. 2022
• If a man proved to be a bad leader, the clan would strip him of his tribal position.
  — Mona Gable, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 Apr. 2023
• The Evans clan gives Clayton a warm welcome, and then Tom pulls Susie aside for a long overdue check-in.
  — Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 1 Mar. 2022
• For over 10 years, Loren Bouchard has been telling the stories of the Belcher clan on a weekly basis.
  — Wilson Chapman, Variety, 27 May 2022
• Today, the clan leaders all, everybody in this country, for the most part, has a job.
  — Lisa Deaderick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Apr. 2023

Last Updated: 15 Dec 2024