conjoined twins
Britishplural noun
Example Sentences
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A spokesperson for Gemini Untwined, which funds specialist surgery for rare newborns joined by the head, said portraying conjoined twins as entertainment was "morally reprehensible".
From BBC • Feb. 26, 2026
The twins, listed by Guinness World Records as the oldest living conjoined twins, died April 7 at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, according to obituaries posted by Leibensperger Funeral Homes of Hamburg.
From Seattle Times • Apr. 13, 2024
The foreign ministry quoted Musk as saying he was opposed to a decoupling of the U.S. and China economies which he described as "conjoined twins".
From Reuters • Jun. 7, 2023
Verghese is a doctor, professor and best-selling author whose debut novel, “Cutting for Stone,” explored the fates of conjoined twins born in Ethiopia.
From New York Times • May 1, 2023
I think of them as unhappily conjoined twins.
From "Will Grayson, Will Grayson" by John Green and David Levithan
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