families

Example Sentences

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He is serving more families and less people coming in drunk after a night out, as "people can't afford it".

From BBC • Apr. 18, 2026

They were ultimately swayed, he said, by appeals from more than a thousand of the camp’s alumnae loyalists and families eager for their daughters to return this summer.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 18, 2026

They’re already working with 11 families with homes under construction, and have 50 more signed on to build their catalog homes.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 18, 2026

“Evidence suggests that when families have supportive infrastructure around them, they’re more likely to have the children they want to have.”

From Salon • Apr. 18, 2026

So there were days, like it or not, when we would find ourselves having to share a barn or shed with other refugees, mostly families like us.

From "An Elephant in the Garden" by Michael Morpurgo