SISTER in a Sentence

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319 example sentences for SISTER, such as:

1. I'll telephone my sister Catherine.
2. My little sister is still prepping.
3. She is the same height as her sister.
4. My sister works in a military hospital.
5. The message was to your sister, not you.

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 Meanings and Examples of SISTER
Definition Example Sentence Classic Sentence
sister
 n.  a female who has the same parents as another person
 n.  a female person who is a fellow member of a sorority, labor union, or other groups
Classic Sentence: (210 in 15 pages)
1  I arrived here yesterday, and my first task is to assure my dear sister of my welfare and increasing confidence in the success of my undertaking.
Frankenstein By Mary Shelley
Context  Highlight   In Letter 1
2  You may deem me romantic, my dear sister, but I bitterly feel the want of a friend.
Frankenstein By Mary Shelley
Context  Highlight   In Letter 2
3  One by one, her brothers and sister died; and her mother, with the exception of her neglected daughter, was left childless.
Frankenstein By Mary Shelley
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 6
4  She sometimes begged Justine to forgive her unkindness, but much oftener accused her of having caused the deaths of her brothers and sister.
Frankenstein By Mary Shelley
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 6
5  But if his countenance was more sorrowful, his voice was more cheerful than that of his sister, especially when he addressed the old man.
Frankenstein By Mary Shelley
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 12
6  In the midst of poverty and want, Felix carried with pleasure to his sister the first little white flower that peeped out from beneath the snowy ground.
Frankenstein By Mary Shelley
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 12
7  Felix had procured passports in the name of his father, sister, and himself.
Frankenstein By Mary Shelley
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 14
8  His blind and aged father and his gentle sister lay in a noisome dungeon while he enjoyed the free air and the society of her whom he loved.
Frankenstein By Mary Shelley
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 14
9  My wife and my sister will never recover from their horror.
Frankenstein By Mary Shelley
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 16
10  You, perhaps, regard her as your sister, without any wish that she might become your wife.
Frankenstein By Mary Shelley
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 18
11  But I will endeavour to detail these bitter circumstances to you, my dear sister; and while I am wafted towards England and towards you, I will not despond.
Frankenstein By Mary Shelley
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 24
12  I'll telephone my sister Catherine.
The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 2
13  The sister, Catherine, was a slender, worldly girl of about thirty with a solid sticky bob of red hair and a complexion powdered milky white.
The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 2
14  My dear," she told her sister in a high mincing shout, "most of these fellas will cheat you every time.
The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 2
15  The sister Catherine sat down beside me on the couch.
The Great Gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 2
Example Sentence: (109 in 8 pages)
16  The film is about Auteil's incestuous love for his sister.
17  Your sister is trying to read;please be quiet for her sake.
18  She is the same height as her sister.
19  Kehr bears a strong facial resemblance to her sister.
20  My sister works in a military hospital.
21  The police have been trying to chase up the dead man's sister, but they have no idea where she lives.
22  Her elder sister's been acting rather funnily just recently.
23  She is just a copycat who follows her sister's lead in everything.
24  I got a letter from my sister this morning.
25  My little sister is still prepping.
26  My sister puzzles me and causes me anxiety.
27  The message was to your sister, not you.
28  Its sister mission in Tumacacori was built of adobe and has crumbled under the weight of the years.
29  I want to be a positive role model for my sister.
30  I've been chasing around all morning trying to find a gift for my sister.