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Recent Examples of sisterly
Miss Austen, a new four-part drama launching on the BBC on Sunday and coming to PBS in the U.S. in May, is telling the story from a perspective of sisterhood and sisterly love.
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Georg Szalai, The Hollywood Reporter, 2 Feb. 2025
Erin Napier's daughter is proving the strength of a sisterly bond.
—Kayla Grant, People.com, 24 Jan. 2025
Set in 1830, Miss Austen takes a literary mystery — Cassandra Austen (Hawes) notoriously burning her famous sister Jane’s letters — and reimagines it as a heart-breaking story of sisterly love.
—Denise Petski, Deadline, 21 Jan. 2025
In an early duet, Aparna and Ashwini are models of sisterly complementarity.
—Brian Seibert, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2025
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Georg Szalai, The Hollywood Reporter, 2 Feb. 2025
Erin Napier's daughter is proving the strength of a sisterly bond.
—Kayla Grant, People.com, 24 Jan. 2025
Set in 1830, Miss Austen takes a literary mystery — Cassandra Austen (Hawes) notoriously burning her famous sister Jane’s letters — and reimagines it as a heart-breaking story of sisterly love.
—Denise Petski, Deadline, 21 Jan. 2025
In an early duet, Aparna and Ashwini are models of sisterly complementarity.
—Brian Seibert, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sisterly
Adjective
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Inspired by the true story of a friendship Laymon struck when looking for her father online, the film centers on Lily (Ferreira), who longs for a familial connection, having been abandoned by her mother as a child and then by her father in her 20s.—
Jill Goldsmith,
Deadline,
21 Mar. 2025
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Every dish carries their wisdom, but one that holds deep personal and familial significance is our Lamb Shank.—
Chelsea Davis,
Forbes,
19 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Patrick Schwarzenegger on 'White Lotus' Season 3 breakout After the brotherly kiss, Saxon's utterly confused and horrified expression is just the beginning.—
Bryan Alexander,
USA TODAY,
18 Mar. 2025
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Kieran Culkin and Jeremy Strong will always have that brotherly love.—
Liza Esquibias,
People.com,
3 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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His eventual realization about the depths of this fraternal interaction will have future repercussions.—
Bryan Alexander,
USA TODAY,
18 Mar. 2025
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The story was pure fiction but the fraternal bond on the big screen was real.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
14 Feb. 2025
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“Sisterly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sisterly. Accessed 4 Apr. 2025.
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