extended family

Example Sentences

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The files were sealed until 2071 on national security grounds, and for the protection of the extended family.

From BBC • May 15, 2026

Roughly four decades ago, members of the extended family made a journey in the opposite direction.

From BBC • May 2, 2026

At the time, Fatone was married to Kelly Baldwin, with whom he shares two children—and the two had invited several members of his extended family over for a celebration.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 23, 2026

Two weeks later, the holy man came to the Peterhof Palace outside St. Petersburg at the suggestion of two sisters who were part of the czar’s extended family.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

There were eight children in the extended family: a younger sister, Carine, with whom Chris was extremely close, and six half- brothers and sisters from Walt’s first marriage.

From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer