extended family
Example Sentences
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She is still closely connected to her roots, visiting Serbia annually, both the capital of Belgrade and the southern town of Leskovac, where she has extended family.
From Barron's
Geber offers this advice for deciding who to appoint: “Start exploring professional fiduciaries and extended family members. Look at the children of your friends,” she said.
From MarketWatch
Her extended family is so large that a recent Thanksgiving of nearly 40 family members was considered small.
From Los Angeles Times
My parents and our extended family were constantly telling jokes and making each other laugh.
One took his entire extended family to Cancún.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
