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
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