Examples of “kinship” in a Sentence

noun The connection between people through blood, marriage, or adoption.

• The tribe's social structure is built entirely around kinship ties.
• She traced her kinship with the family back three generations.

noun A strong sense of closeness or shared identity with someone, even without a family connection.

• Though they were not related, the old neighbors shared a deep kinship that lasted for decades.
• I felt a strange kinship with the stranger who also loved quiet mountain trails.
• The two veterans felt an instant kinship after realizing they'd served in the same unit.