CLAN in a Sentence

Learn CLAN from example sentences; some of them are from classic books. These examples are selected from a corpus with 300,000 sentences, including classic works and current mainstream media. Some sentences also link to their contexts.

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.

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 Meanings and Examples of CLAN
Definition Example Sentence Classic Sentence
clan
 n.  faction; tribe; division of a tribe tracing descent from a common ancestor; a large group of relatives
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.
Ethan Frome By Edith Wharton
Context  Highlight   In III
2  Borrowed money probably or else the whole Elsing clan had contributed to give Fanny this expensive wedding.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXXV
3  Melanie had all that passionate clan loyalty peculiar to Georgians and the thought of a family quarrel tore her heart.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER LV
4  So the gossip ran, tearing the town apart, tearing apart, too, the close-knit clan of Hamiltons, Wilkeses, Burrs, Whitemans and Winfields.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER LV
5  I claim him for one of our clan.
Moby Dick By Herman Melville
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER 82. The Honour and Glory of Whaling.
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.
The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 4
7  His voice was solemn as if the memory of that sudden extinction of a clan still haunted him.
The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 4
8  Then came the Ausonian clan and the tribes of Sicania, and many a time the land of Saturn put away her name.
The Aeneid By Virgil
Context  Highlight   In BOOK EIGHTH
9  The plantation organization replaced the clan and tribe, and the white master replaced the chief with far greater and more despotic powers.
The Souls of Black Folk By W. E. B. Du Bois
Context  Highlight   In X
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.