family unit
Example Sentences
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Susan's husband saw Eleanor as "a fundamental part of their family unit".
From BBC • Jul. 14, 2025
For an orphan who grew up mostly alone, being a part of a family unit is something completely new.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 13, 2025
When you really get to know Los Angeles, like the real Los Angeles, there’s a certain family unit that’s really beautiful.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 5, 2024
"We suggest that vocal learning in sperm whales may not be limited to vertical transmission from adults to their kin, but that horizontal social learning from outside the immediate family unit may also be occurring."
From Science Daily • May 16, 2024
He would continue to be nurtured at the Center and would spend his nights with Jonas’s family unit.
From "The Giver" by Lois Lowry
