extended family

Example Sentences

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Getting a decent shot of my extended family is nearly impossible.

From The Wall Street Journal

A relative who hosts huge dinners for her extended family splurges the next day: hiring a housekeeper to come and going out to get a mani-pedi, 10-minute back and neck massage.

From Salon

There was very little personal information about him, and his extended family has not spoken publicly to the media.

From New York Times

I am a cis-gender White woman, conventional in appearance, but my extended family is biracial and I am in a queer relationship.

From Washington Post

On the outskirts of Skikda, an agreeable Mediterranean city along Algeria's eastern seaboard, my extended family owns a plot of land that sits on a slope.

From BBC