extended family

Example Sentences

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But a mystic strain ran through Mother’s extended family.

From Literature

“Our extended family once celebrated Christmas there when everyone was too tired to cook,” she adds.

From Los Angeles Times

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.

From The Wall Street Journal

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