extended family
Example Sentences
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It began as an idea that came to Herstand while he spent time staying with extended family in New Orleans to work on his book, “How to Make it in the New Music Business.”
From Los Angeles Times
Oregon chiropractor Joshua Wolfram paid $950 for a cabana for his extended family of nine on the family beach.
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
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
He also grew up in New Orleans, and often traveled that same countryside while visiting his extended family in nearby Belle Rose.
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