sisterly

as in familial

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Recent Examples on the Web Those writers, along with Rooney, offer a sisterly counterpart to a larger boom in contemporary romance, with hits by authors like Emily Henry, Colleen Hoover, and Casey McQuiston dominating the best-seller lists and social media. Kate Dwyer, TIME, 19 Sep. 2024 Hollywood has told this story before, it can be fairly said, and Kapadia channels those pleasures of sisterly solidarity and getting your groove back while also adding a subtle layer of spiritual awakening. Greg Braxton, Los Angeles Times, 6 Sep. 2024 He was also taken with the various images Hujar had taken of kids, like this 1957 image of two youngsters which might, thinks Green, depict sisterly closeness. Mark Holgate, Vogue, 8 Aug. 2024 From that point forward, no new bombshell or shady challenge had the power to sever their sisterly connection. Giana Levy, refinery29.com, 23 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for sisterly 

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“Sisterly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sisterly. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.

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