family tree

Example Sentences

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Now, that long established branch of the dinosaur family tree has gained a surprising new member.

From Science Daily • Feb. 18, 2026

A family tree hangs in the boardroom and some of the company’s oldest weapons, including a musket from 1830, are displayed in an archive of more than 1,500 pieces.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 16, 2026

And the number of links and social connections in the sport can build a sprawling curling family tree.

From BBC • Feb. 4, 2026

Those familiar with the Targaryen family tree will also know Maekar is the great-great-grandfather of “Game of Thrones’” Daenerys Stormborn.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 25, 2026

That one branch of the family tree had begun to own the term ‘popular’ was to many classical music aficionados in itself a revealing and disturbing fact of life.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall