How to Use extended family in a Sentence

extended family

noun
  • The whole extended family would sit around and make dumplings for hours.
    — Kate Kassin, Bon Appétit, 14 Jan. 2023
  • This means many of us may have to cancel plans with extended family and friends.
    — Tyler Van Dyke, Washington Examiner, 9 Nov. 2020
  • Evie and her sister didn’t have much in the way of extended family.
    — Literary Hub, 5 Aug. 2025
  • Brooks didn't go to the grocery store or spend time with her extended family.
    — cincinnati.com, 7 May 2021
  • And then there's the part about playing host to your extended family.
    — Sari Hitchins, Parents, 17 Nov. 2023
  • Of his large and tightknit extended family, only two cousins joined him.
    — Stacey Anderson, Rolling Stone, 25 Mar. 2022
  • The woman has since felt a lack of support from her extended family.
    — Ashley Vega, People.com, 23 Dec. 2024
  • So get ready to find your bonus sister the very best gift and earn all the brownie points with your extended family.
    — Shanon Maglente and Cailey Lindberg, Good Housekeeping, 17 Nov. 2022
  • Her extended family, as well as her husband’s, plan to stay in the region.
    — Althea Legaspi, Rolling Stone, 1 Mar. 2022
  • Life will never be the same for anyone in the extended family.
    — New York Times, 14 June 2021
  • Rio just turned eight months old, and his extended family is learning to choose their words wisely around him.
    — Melania Luisa Marte, refinery29.com, 15 Mar. 2022
  • That means getting used to talking about it with friends and extended family.
    — Madeline Holcombe, CNN, 20 Jan. 2023
  • And now twelve of them — mothers, sons and daughters of one big, extended family — were dead.
    — New York Times, 8 Jan. 2022
  • But when that friend passed away, the woman’s extended family kicked Stevens out of the house.
    — Carly Stern, Vox, 6 Dec. 2024
  • His extended family gathers in his front yard to talk about their connection to the land.
    — Sheri Linden, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 June 2023
  • The trio move into a small flat with extended family, and Rose gets a job as a hotel maid.
    — Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 May 2022
  • Manuel and Olga’s close friend died, and then, one by one, most of their friend’s extended family.
    — Los Angeles Times, 14 Dec. 2022
  • The in-law family has roots in the area and many extended family members.
    — Amy Dickinson, Washington Post, 30 Aug. 2022
  • The picture showed herself and Nick with all three of their kids and their extended family.
    — Angela Andaloro, Peoplemag, 16 Jan. 2024
  • Nearby were the homes of Wilborn and her extended family, who lived close to each other here.
    — al, 26 Mar. 2021
  • And what of the sun’s siblings, the thousands of other stars in its extended family?
    — Philip Plait, Scientific American, 24 Apr. 2023
  • Take a moment to think about the future plans of your daughters, friends, and extended family.
    — Time, 3 Aug. 2023
  • They were forced to leave behind their extended family, many of whom remain in Iran.
    — Bruce Rogers, Forbes, 17 Sep. 2021
  • After killing Graham, the mob burned down the home of the extended family.
    — CBS News, 4 Mar. 2021
  • Please keep his wife Sarah, their children, my parents and extended family in your prayers.
    — Marissa Meador, IndyStar, 18 Sep. 2025
  • The extended family, by contrast, amounts to the great unknown.
    — Bryce Miller, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Jan. 2025
  • All of the dead were from the same extended family, killed while in their driveway when a drone struck a nearby vehicle.
    — Matthew Brown, USA TODAY, 30 Aug. 2021
  • In the coming days, the father and daughter and their extended family will go through the grieving process all over again.
    — Laura Bauer, Kansas City Star, 11 Apr. 2025
  • Within minutes, dozens of members of the extended family had rushed to the basement.
    — Sufian Taha, Washington Post, 9 July 2023
  • An extended family of six adults and 10 children lived in the two-room home, which had only one tiny window.
    — New York Times, 31 Mar. 2021

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