extended family
Example Sentences
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Each year, the 70 family shareholders come to Tennessee for the Lodge Cast Iron pan company’s annual meeting; the extended family, every five years on the company’s dime.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026
Ahmed Abu Sharia, a member of the extended family of those being buried, told AFP the funeral would at last provide closure for relatives.
From Barron's ● Aug. 4, 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
The 25-year-old knew no-one in Manchester beyond a few extended family members and initially planned to stay only temporarily, using it as a base to travel across Europe and explore other parts of the world.
From BBC ● Jul. 5, 2026
She ate the same thing every day, except for Mondays, when she packed leftovers from Sunday dinner with her extended family.
From "Bye Forever, I Guess" by Jodi Meadows
