extended family

Example Sentences

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“The pain is unimaginable,” Jessica Hales, who identified herself as a member of Hales’ extended family, wrote in a social media post.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 23, 2026

The story relates Laxman’s making as a demagogue, dwelling on the years in which he used his extended family as a kind of training ground for his megalomania.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 11, 2026

Her mother, who only went to primary school, sells fatayas and nems -- savoury pocket pastries and spring rolls -- outside the family's compound where their extended family lives.

From Barron's • Feb. 6, 2026

It brings groups of foster families together so they can provide advice, support and respite care for each other, like an extended family.

From BBC • Feb. 3, 2026

I’m the oldest kid in our whole extended family, so I generally run around keeping the little ones from killing each other, but that day they all got along.

From "Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie" by Jordan Sonnenblick