families
Example Sentences
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The number of farmers in America has been shrinking for years, but rising costs and weak commodity prices are pushing more families out at a faster rate.
The case of Nancy Guthrie has families rethinking the safety and independence of elderly parents.
Dutch, French, Portuguese and Belgian families each kept a few, a dozen, or a couple of hundred milk cows on land that’s now too expensive even to keep chickens.
From Los Angeles Times
Ahead of the vigil, Carney and other leaders met with families of the victims and first responders.
From BBC
Alarfaj said some conservative families have become more strict, taking up the slack as the state backs off of its enforcement of social restrictions.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.