CLAN in a Sentence
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14 example sentences for CLAN, such as:
1. I claim him for one of our clan.
2. His voice was solemn as if the memory of that sudden extinction of a clan still haunted him.
3. The Chinese Christians, therefore, practically excommunicate themselves from their own clan.
4. The rest of the clan thinks the uniform is only fit for a barbarian or a man of the lowest class.
5. Borrowed money probably or else the whole Elsing clan had contributed to give Fanny this expensive wedding.
2. His voice was solemn as if the memory of that sudden extinction of a clan still haunted him.
3. The Chinese Christians, therefore, practically excommunicate themselves from their own clan.
4. The rest of the clan thinks the uniform is only fit for a barbarian or a man of the lowest class.
5. Borrowed money probably or else the whole Elsing clan had contributed to give Fanny this expensive wedding.
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Meanings and Examples of CLAN
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clan
n. group of people related by blood or marriage
Classic Sentence:
1 But when Zenobia's doctor recommended her looking about for some one to help her with the house-work the clan instantly saw the chance of exacting a compensation from Mattie.
2 Borrowed money probably or else the whole Elsing clan had contributed to give Fanny this expensive wedding.
3 Melanie had all that passionate clan loyalty peculiar to Georgians and the thought of a family quarrel tore her heart.
4 So the gossip ran, tearing the town apart, tearing apart, too, the close-knit clan of Hamiltons, Wilkeses, Burrs, Whitemans and Winfields.
5 I claim him for one of our clan.
6 And the Hornbeams and the Willie Voltaires and a whole clan named Blackbuck who always gathered in a corner and flipped up their noses like goats at whosoever came near.
7 His voice was solemn as if the memory of that sudden extinction of a clan still haunted him.
8 Then came the Ausonian clan and the tribes of Sicania, and many a time the land of Saturn put away her name.
9 The plantation organization replaced the clan and tribe, and the white master replaced the chief with far greater and more despotic powers.
Example Sentence:
1 Mr Zuma said Mr Mandela - who is known affectionately by his clan name, Madiba - had died shortly before 21:00 local time.
2 Referring to the 94-year-old by his clan name, Maharaj added: "The presidency thanks the media and the public for their co-operation in respecting the privacy of Madiba and his family."
3 The Chinese Christians, therefore, practically excommunicate themselves from their own clan.
4 The rest of the clan thinks the uniform is only fit for a barbarian or a man of the lowest class.
5 There was another clan of aristocracy around there -five or six families - mostly of the name of Shepherdson.