How to Use sibling in a Sentence

sibling

noun
  • Clothed in their Sunday best, the siblings walked hand in hand to the park.
    John Kelly, Washington Post, 17 July 2023
  • His death marked the first of the Jackson siblings since Michael died in 2009.
    Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 16 Oct. 2024
  • The actress is very close to all of her younger siblings.
    Ariana Quihuiz, Peoplemag, 29 June 2024
  • The siblings grew up on Cross E Ranch, which used to be a cattle farm.
    Sofia Jeremias, The Salt Lake Tribune, 13 Sep. 2023
  • In a sense, Maserati’s iconic MC12 can be thought of as the Enzo’s sibling.
    Michael Van Runkle, Robb Report, 3 Nov. 2023
  • The siblings anoint each other, bond, and then tear each other to pieces.
    Lili Loofbourow, Anchorage Daily News, 29 May 2023
  • Which adults are most likely to live with an adult sibling?
    Andrew Van Dam, Washington Post, 1 Dec. 2023
  • Switch Lite, the Switch’s mobile-only sibling that cannot dock to a TV.
    Eric Ravenscraft Gear Team, WIRED, 5 Nov. 2022
  • All our kids are friends—my two, Daisy, and her two older siblings.
    Chloe Schama, Vogue, 4 Sep. 2023
  • After more than a decade in a kennel, Fiona now has a yard, a couch, and four fur siblings.
    Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 16 Apr. 2024
  • It can also be shared between two crafters, whether that's a friend or a sibling.
    Ysolt Usigan, Woman's Day, 13 Mar. 2023
  • Queen of the sibling-clan is the enigmatic Shiv Roy (Sarah Snook), sole daughter among them.
    Rose Minutaglio, ELLE, 31 Mar. 2023
  • With the help of law enforcement, Jordan was able to free her siblings.
    Charmaine Patterson, Peoplemag, 17 Apr. 2024
  • She is survived by her husband, Brad, a son, Brock, and two siblings.
    U-T News Services, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 June 2024
  • All of her siblings had moved to America after the war.
    Sarah Pachter, Sun Sentinel, 27 June 2024
  • Reynolds gave a shoutout to his mom Tammy and three brothers (one sibling joined him at the award show) and his late dad James, who died in 2015.
    Benjamin Vanhoose, Peoplemag, 6 Dec. 2022
  • His siblings protest, of course, but history is not on their side.
    Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 22 Mar. 2023
  • My grief process was different [from] my siblings’ grief process, and then to be attacked and judged on top of that.
    Lily Moayeri, SPIN, 19 Aug. 2024
  • Sibley was the middle child of 11 and was what his siblings describe as goofy but a grounding force in their lives.
    Meagan Jordan, Rolling Stone, 7 Aug. 2023
  • There wasn’t an adult or a sibling, a towel or a bucket, anywhere near it.
    Roddy Doyle, The New Yorker, 16 June 2024
  • Some of us already had parents, siblings, and even children buried in this dirt.
    Jamil Jan Kochai, The New Yorker, 19 Feb. 2024
  • My elderly mom recently passed away and left my siblings and me a house filled to the brim with things to clean up.
    Harriette Cole, The Mercury News, 19 Feb. 2024
  • He was born in Colombia and at age 10 moved with his widowed mother and two siblings to New York City.
    Joshua Goodman, Fortune, 15 Feb. 2024
  • The With Love Gift Set is a thoughtful way to surprise a special colleague or sibling.
    Natalie Alcala, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Dec. 2022
  • An eight-year-old boy has died from a gunshot wound after playing with a gun with a younger sibling.
    al, 5 Mar. 2023
  • The siblings often sparred with one another, rising to stand on their back feet and box with their paws.
    Christine Condon, Baltimore Sun, 17 June 2024
  • Princess Anne and King Charles proved that good-natured sibling ribbing never takes a rest.
    Stephanie Petit, Peoplemag, 27 Dec. 2023
  • My siblings are all visiting soon and want to have a discussion about how to keep mom in her own home.
    R. Eric Thomas, Chicago Tribune, 30 Oct. 2024
  • Cuban chose to match it, and the siblings ultimately accepted Cuban’s offer.
    Alex Koller, CNBC, 29 Oct. 2024
  • The siblings tried to provide medical attention and called 911.
    Doha Madani, NBC News, 31 Oct. 2024

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