in the family

Example Sentences

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Will it give you a higher status in the family?

From MarketWatch • Jun. 3, 2026

"Unfortunately, my dad had died in 1996, but it was still nice to have them back in the family where they belong," he said.

From BBC • May 29, 2026

I’m in the family; good people, you know.

From Salon • May 29, 2026

The younger Angel played sax in the family band, went to barber college in Pasadena, apprenticed in Williams, then came home in 1950 to take over his father’s old shop along Route 66.

From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026

Since I’m confessing, I also love the view of the woods from the great-room window, the gleam of the hardwood floor in the family room, and the soft-peach colors of my bedroom.

From "Blended" by Sharon M. Draper