How to Use clan in a Sentence

clan

noun
  • The whole clan gets together for the holidays.
  • The tribe is divided into clans.
  • The police knew the Remmo clan, and the three men, well.
    — Hazlitt, 1 Mar. 2023
  • It’s the end of the line for the Cody clan as the crime drama wraps its run.
    — Los Angeles Times Staff, Los Angeles Times, 26 Aug. 2022
  • The youngest of the Bongiovi clan, the 18-year-old is also the most private.
    — Emy Lacroix, Peoplemag, 24 Feb. 2023
  • The video teased a glimpse into what's next for the Fraser clan.
    — Jacqueline Saguin, Good Housekeeping, 5 Jan. 2023
  • By the late 1970s, the Guzmán clan had emerged as a rising force in the Sinaloa drug underworld.
    — Brian Murphy, Washington Post, 13 Dec. 2023
  • With that wonky bit of legalese, Congress smiled on the Bechtel clan.
    — Justin Elliott, ProPublica, 12 Aug. 2021
  • Comer wants to see what the Biden family is up to and Porter wants to do the same for the Trump clan.
    — New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 26 May 2024
  • Other nearby units from the clan could overhear the rhythm.
    — Ross Andersen, The Atlantic, 24 Feb. 2024
  • Life for the Donovan clan was a bloody mess at the end of season seven.
    — Dana Feldman, Forbes, 7 Dec. 2021
  • The boardwalk is a bit of a fraught landmark for the Fisher-Conklin clan.
    — Erica Gonzales, ELLE, 23 July 2023
  • The clan delights in mashing up the customs of both cultures.
    — Carrie Battan, The New Yorker, 15 Jan. 2024
  • Like tattoos on a cage fighter, these black marks are the markings of the off-road clan.
    — Tribune News Service, cleveland, 14 Aug. 2021
  • In the end, Lewis also outlasted the rest of the Sun Records clan that took rock ‘n’ roll from Memphis to the world.
    — Brian Mansfield, USA TODAY, 28 Oct. 2022
  • The boy’s coronation, which amounted to a coup, divided the clan and the realm.
    — Inkoo Kang, The New Yorker, 5 Aug. 2024
  • Now, 11 members of the clan conduct royal duties - more than half of whom are over the age of 70.
    — Lauren Said-Moorhouse, CNN, 5 Feb. 2024
  • The chieftains declare the Sullys a part of their clan as their son's body now lies within their home.
    — Nick Romano, EW.com, 16 Dec. 2022
  • Even a slight shrinkage in their store of food would have spurred the clan into action.
    — Jason Zweig, WSJ, 28 Jan. 2022
  • The Diazes are a clan in which being out is okay, but skipping Mass is not.
    — Washington Post, 17 Dec. 2021
  • There are many characters who are part of the Brennan clan.
    — Alamin Yohannes, EW.com, 3 Aug. 2021
  • If a man proved to be a bad leader, the clan would strip him of his tribal position.
    — Mona Gable, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 Apr. 2023
  • The Evans clan gives Clayton a warm welcome, and then Tom pulls Susie aside for a long overdue check-in.
    — Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 1 Mar. 2022
  • For over 10 years, Loren Bouchard has been telling the stories of the Belcher clan on a weekly basis.
    — Wilson Chapman, Variety, 27 May 2022
  • The Valdes-Perez clan is planning a big get-together next year.
    — Rohan Preston, Star Tribune, 30 July 2021
  • Today, the clan leaders all, everybody in this country, for the most part, has a job.
    — Lisa Deaderick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Apr. 2023
  • His most meaningful tattoo is a shark, the symbol of the clan of Teva.
    — Jeff Chu, Travel + Leisure, 30 Jan. 2022
  • One member of the Bridgerton clan will be missing in this next season: Daphne.
    — Rachel Silva, ELLE Decor, 24 Aug. 2023
  • Besides new monsters, cards, and clans, the sequel adds some new things, all of which might add up to be a bit too much to manage for some folks.
    — Ars Technica, 26 Feb. 2025
  • This flashback kickoff, which looks to tell the devious origin story of the megachurch-leading Gemstone clan, went from long shot to lock quickly.
    — Marco Della Cava, USA TODAY, 10 Mar. 2025

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