extended family

Example Sentences

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Chamberlin and other advocates, see it as an opportunity to build protections for a broad group of people, such as immigrant households that depend on extended family members for child care and support.

From Los Angeles Times

And I grew up in a large extended family, eating kamayan feasts together with our hands.

From Los Angeles Times

The story relates Laxman’s making as a demagogue, dwelling on the years in which he used his extended family as a kind of training ground for his megalomania.

From The Wall Street Journal

She ate the same thing every day, except for Mondays, when she packed leftovers from Sunday dinner with her extended family.

From Literature

But a mystic strain ran through Mother’s extended family.

From Literature