How to Use next of kin in a Sentence

next of kin

noun phrase
  • Make sure your next of kin know where your plan is and how to access it.
    IEEE Spectrum, 10 Oct. 2023
  • No next of kin was found, but that doesn't put an end to Patch's future.
    Kirsty Hatcher, Peoplemag, 10 Apr. 2023
  • His next of kin have been informed and a file is to be prepared for the coroner.
    Adam Sabes, Fox News, 24 Aug. 2023
  • On his death, no next of kin were located and the body was sent to Auman's.
    CBS News, 9 Oct. 2023
  • Updates are being provided to the wife (next of kin) on the status of the case.
    Arlyssa D. Becenti, The Arizona Republic, 2 May 2024
  • The school has set up a web page with resources for donor families and next of kin.
    Time, 15 June 2023
  • The man was pronounced dead at the scene, police said, and his next of kin was contacted.
    Natalie Neysa Alund, USA TODAY, 3 July 2023
  • The Joint Task Force North said that the names of the deceased will not be released until the next of kin have been notified.
    Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, Fox News, 9 Mar. 2024
  • Their next of kin have been notified of their deaths, troopers said.
    Anchorage Daily News, 27 July 2023
  • The name of the victim will not be released until his next of kin is notified.
    Daniel McFadin, arkansasonline.com, 19 Apr. 2024
  • The names of the hostages will not be released until next of kin are notified, police said.
    Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 6 Apr. 2023
  • Two of the deceased -- a man and a woman -- haven't been identified and next of kin have not been notified.
    Morgan Winsor, ABC News, 24 Aug. 2023
  • The other men ignored him; his only next of kin is apparently a mom in Dublin who hasn’t seen him in 10 years.
    Michael Schneider, Variety, 22 Jan. 2024
  • The name of the woman will be released once her next of kin are informed, according to officials.
    Teddy Grant, ABC News, 11 July 2023
  • The man’s name has not been released pending notification of his next of kin.
    Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 27 Nov. 2023
  • Police said his name will not be released until his next of kin have been notified.
    Landon Mion, Fox News, 12 Feb. 2024
  • Hours later, authorities locked the apartment and gave the keys to the only surviving daughter and next of kin of the deceased.
    Omar Rodríguez Ortiz, Miami Herald, 31 Jan. 2024
  • If the individual is deceased, the next of kin would have to provide consent.
    Courtney Kube, NBC News, 19 June 2023
  • Paxton said the man was identified and next of kin were notified, but his name was not released as of mid-day Tuesday.
    Laura Daniella Sepulveda, The Arizona Republic, 23 Jan. 2024
  • His name is not being released until his next of kin is notified.
    Jennifer Edwards Baker, The Enquirer, 31 Aug. 2023
  • The woman’s name is being held until next of kin is notified, police said.
    Daniella Segura, Sacramento Bee, 16 Feb. 2024
  • The names of the three who died will be released by the Ada County Coroner’s Office pending notification of next of kin.
    Lawrence Yee, Peoplemag, 1 Feb. 2024
  • The sheriff’s office statement detailed that his next of kin were then notified about the discovery and his death.
    David Chiu, Peoplemag, 7 Sep. 2023
  • The names of the three others have not been released, pending notification of next of kin, but they were identified as a man in his 60s, and two men in their 30s.
    Salvador Hernandez, Los Angeles Times, 17 Jan. 2024
  • Police notified Wesley and James Sr.'s next of kin about their deaths, according to the release.
    Leo Bertucci, The Courier-Journal, 19 Feb. 2024
  • The name of the deceased man is being withheld pending notification of next of kin.
    Warren Kulo | Wkulo@al.com, al, 8 May 2023
  • The fire department said the identity of the person who died won’t be released until next of kin have been notified.
    Tess Williams, Anchorage Daily News, 13 Sep. 2023
  • The two others were not named as authorities were still working on informing their next of kin.
    Amber Ferguson, Washington Post, 24 Aug. 2023
  • The identities of the father and son have not been released pending notification of next of kin.
    Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 31 May 2023
  • His next of kin have been notified, according to troopers.
    Anchorage Daily News, 19 July 2023

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