Collocations for "sister"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "sister" in context.
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sister
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.n
- my [elder, older, oldest, younger, youngest] sister
- she is only my half-sister
- I have [two, three, five] sisters
- her grandmother had [five] sisters and [three] brothers
- my sisters had [separate, individual, their own] rooms
- she [is, will be, used to be] my sister-in-law
- he was [caught in bed, having an affair] with his wife's sister
- she [lives, works] with her sister
- he turned to his sister for [support, help, advice, guidance]
- she is a sister at the [convent, monastery, religious school]
- show solidarity for our [African, displaced] sisters
- the [ships, towns, cities] are sisters
- brothers and sisters
- [come on, you go, you tell him], sister!
- UK: the sister in [charge, the ward]
- a sister [city, site, company]
- sister cities in [Europe, America, Asia]
'sister' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
after
- argue
- bed
- bedroom
- big
- brat
- brother
- company
- competitive
- confuse
- crush
- cuddle
- dead
- elder
- email
- embarrassment
- entry
- everything
- flu
- gag
- graduation
- grave
- half
- her
- house
- how
- husband
- introduce
- lead
- leaf
- lipstick
- little
- mean
- mirror
- much
- name
- old
- out
- pass
- picture
- private
- raspberry
- reside
- rib
- selfish
- shower
- shrill
- soldier
- soul
- spook