family name
Example Sentences
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The Epstein scandal threatens to deepen a divide among the descendants at a time when the two remaining banks bearing the family name are increasingly in competition.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026
"We're happy Trump is coming," said Michael, a Swiss real estate executive who declined to give his family name, adding that he has made the trek to Davos for the past 25 years.
From Barron's • Jan. 20, 2026
But there were clues: A tattoo with a family name.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 1, 2025
The Zaz family name has long been synonymous as the makers of the santoor, rabab, sarangi and sehtar.
From BBC • Jul. 26, 2025
He dropped his father’s family name, Litvyak, and replaced it with his mother’s, Kunavin, so that his identity wouldn’t be associated with his father’s arrest.
From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein
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