families

Example Sentences

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Most grew up in religious or at least morally serious families.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

If machines can perform most economically valuable work better than humans can, how do people earn a living and support their families?

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 2, 2026

Still, hundreds of families sat out under mild, cloudy skies, picnicking amid sweeping views of the snow-capped Alborz mountains -- a postcard scene at odds with a city under regular attack.

From Barron's • Apr. 2, 2026

In contrast to the air of respectability which greeted grieving families, Moore says the rear of Legacy's premises was like "something out of a horror movie".

From BBC • Apr. 2, 2026

He questioned women who’d heard the rappings, men who’d dug up the basement, and families who’d lived in the house before.

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock