extended family
Example Sentences
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When they decided to book an exclusive holiday with extended family to Dubai and Thailand, Griffiths said he would book it and Joanne duly paid him back for her share.
From BBC ● Jul. 15, 2026
His sister said the patrons were like an extended family.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 13, 2026
But what clinched the deal, he said, was the fact he’d known Nguyen’s husband and his extended family for years.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 10, 2026
When I look at the community he ultimately built around himself – the performers, writers, producers, actors, and friends who became his extended family – it feels like a continuation of that impulse.
From Salon ● Jul. 5, 2026
Everyone but me seems to have their whole extended family here to cheer them on.
From "The Queen of Water" by Laura Resau
