families

Example Sentences

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Meerkats, too, grow their families differently under different conditions.

From Slate • May 10, 2026

The purpose of high-school sports changed overnight for many athletes and their families.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 10, 2026

The news release didn’t state the condition of the injured people and said it was withholding the identities of the deceased individuals, pending notification of their families.

From Los Angeles Times • May 10, 2026

Immigrants lived near the mission, and esteemed Spanish Mexican families lived in large mansions around the churches that dot Old Town in the mid-19th century — many came post-Spanish-Mexican wars.

From Salon • May 9, 2026

The flat we now shared with four other families made our spartan apartment in Kazimierz seem like a palace.

From "Not Nothing" by Gayle Forman