family tie
Example Sentences
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"But there is still a tie, a family tie, that stays… deep inside and is impossible to overcome."
From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026
But, unlike Charles Kushner, she had no family tie to the president’s inner circle.
From Salon ● Nov. 13, 2025
Her grandfather was from the Donetsk region of Ukraine, a family tie that compounds her anguish.
From New York Times ● Aug. 6, 2023
But where the affection is genuine and independent of the family tie, then it’s only natural for your loyalties to reflect that independence.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 30, 2022
In his presence how difficult it is to loosen the family tie!
From Priests, Women, and Families by Jules Michelet
