How to Use sisterly in a Sentence

sisterly

adjective

• She gave her brother a sisterly kiss on the cheek.
• She received sisterly support from other women.
• Angela Merkel has been the object of a lot of sisterly praise over the last year.
  — Courtney Tenz, Marie Claire, 21 Sep. 2017
• Scene 6: In the name of sisterly bonding, Kourtney, Kim, and Khloé get lasers applied to their bodies.
  — Mariah Smith, The Cut, 12 June 2017
• She’s been spending all of her time with him, leaving little room for our sisterly bond.
  — Harriette Cole, The Mercury News, 3 May 2024
• The two, similar to most sisterly pairs, also fight over clothes.
  — Marina Liao, Marie Claire, 3 Aug. 2018
• Aron felt compelled to play a sisterly role with her mother and that of a concerned aunt with her older sister.
  — Jim Ruland, Los Angeles Times, 24 Apr. 2020
• Here are seven times Grande and Minaj spoke or stepped out in sisterly support of each other.
  — Morgan Enos, Billboard, 29 May 2018
• If their matchy-matchy moment isn't enough to stand for their endearing sisterly bond, Khloé and Kim's poses are.
  — Michelle Lee, Peoplemag, 23 Mar. 2023
• There is a kind of unspoken magic to this domestic realm and in their sisterly bond.
  — Sarah Grant, Rolling Stone, 23 Oct. 2021
• The two have frequently shared glimpses of their sisterly bond on social media.
  — Jack Smart, Peoplemag, 23 Feb. 2024
• This ship will run not on gasoline but on hopes and dreams and sisterly bonding and life-universe-energy faith.
  — Allison P. Davis, The Cut, 29 Sep. 2017
• In the comments section, some of Nicole's famous friends reacted to the sweet sisterly moment.
  — Nicholas Rice, Peoplemag, 23 Apr. 2023
• Victory is sealed not by true love’s kiss, but by an act of sisterly self-sacrifice.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 31 Oct. 2019
• The duality of their sisterly bond and the strictures of the monarchy have been explored in many places, including notably on the Netflix hit The Crown.
  — Lauren Hubbard, Town & Country, 28 Apr. 2022
• While Gigi is wishing for some sisterly comfort in the days since her breakup, Zayn has turned to tattoos as his escape from his feels.
  — Noelle Devoe, Seventeen, 20 Mar. 2018
• Melissa Barrera have a sisterly bond, both onscreen and off.
  — Jen Juneau, Peoplemag, 28 Mar. 2024
• Leah Henry let viewers in on their sisterly chats as the two kiki about pop culture and other hot topics.
  — Dave Quinn, Peoplemag, 11 Aug. 2022
• But for some reason, in a show that, at its heart, is and has always been about family, something feels different about the Sharmas and the strength of their sisterly bond.
  — Katherine Singh, refinery29.com, 28 Mar. 2022
• The touring-recording hamster wheel ground everyone to a nub, and the sisterly bonds unraveled.
  — San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Aug. 2020
• A couple of new faces, some sisterly love and a week’s worth of practices did just the trick as the Owls came out on fire in their playoff debut Wednesday night, defeating North Hagerstown, 49-30.
  — Timothy Dashiell, Baltimore Sun, 29 Feb. 2024
• Kim Kardashian West wasn't there for the yacht party, but posted a message of strong sisterly love on her own Instagram.
  — Sonja Haller, USA TODAY, 11 Aug. 2019
• Can their sisterly bond survive the pressures of online drama?
  — Erica Gonzales, Harper's BAZAAR, 8 July 2021
• The Graham girls frolicked along the Punta Cana beaches to capture their sisterly bond all while clad in cute swimwear including mesh one-shoulder piece to die for.
  — Teen Vogue, 21 May 2019
• In a fitting display of their sisterly bond, Devi and Kamala dance together at the wedding.
  — Aimée Lutkin, ELLE, 9 June 2023
• Nor does Bombshell lend itself to easy tropes of sisterly feminism.
  — Abby Aguirre, The Atlantic, 9 Dec. 2019
• Then to have the sisters involved in the scene and see their musical connection, their sisterly connection.
  — Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 13 Aug. 2021
• Up before popping open some champagne and dancing on the beds — complete sisterly bonding time.
  — Brittany King, PEOPLE.com, 22 May 2017
• The pair’s decade-long friendship was evident in their sisterly banter, especially when there was a mess made during their tasting.
  — Sabrina Weiss, Peoplemag, 27 June 2024
• Instead, the two make a sisterly trip to their parents’ mausoleum which rapidly spirals into another strained moment.
  — Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 15 June 2024

Last Updated: 26 Oct 2024