extended family
Example Sentences
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Over the next few years, I began to form vague ideas about the other members of our extended family.
From Slate ● Sep. 11, 2026
A member of her extended family faces deportation.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 3, 2026
The 70 family shareholders come back for the company’s annual meeting; the extended family, every five years on the company’s dime.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026
SIM International said he would soon be reunited with his wife, their children and his extended family.
From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026
The extended family had gathered only to realize that the Larsens were missing; the celebration turned into a vigil of worry and prayer.
From "Zeitoun" by Dave Eggers
