friends and relatives

Example Sentences

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Phones pinged with constant texts from friends and relatives watching the news around the world.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 28, 2026

Rabie tried to make a living as a driver, but couldn't get a license without a residence permit, and has since survived on help from friends and relatives.

From Barron's • Feb. 4, 2026

Political relations between the U.S. and Venezuela just got more complicated, but for many Venezuelans, getting money from friends and relatives in the U.S. is as easy as sending a text.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 8, 2026

They filmed personal photographs of the family's children at a time when many of their friends and relatives still didn't know whether they had survived, the Jewish News reported.

From BBC • Jan. 3, 2026

Jack’s parents frequently entertained friends and relatives, some of whom stayed with the family for weeks at a time.

From "Surviving Hitler: A Boy in the Nazi Death Camps" by Andrea Warren