family tree

Example Sentences

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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

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

From BBC

Perfectly timed fossils from Morocco reveal a forgotten African population living near the very root of the human family tree.

From Science Daily

Hila had started the family tree after he made the mistake of asking her for help on a family history project for school.

From Literature

It’s practically a family tree in metal, commemorating the one-man fundraising efforts of his father, the business developer Steve Soboroff, to repair the local play area.

From Los Angeles Times