How to Use familial in a Sentence

familial

adjective
  • The company has created a familial atmosphere in its offices.
  • Snow seems to be a familial trait.
    — Outside Online, 28 Jan. 2026
  • So far, the familial feel of the team has led to success on the mat.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 17 Dec. 2021
  • Common rooms were small then, but add to the cozy, familial feel.
    — Bill Pennington, New York Times, 14 June 2022
  • The story is set to be familial.
    — Emily Blackwood, PEOPLE, 27 Sep. 2025
  • The story is set to be familial.
    — Allison Degrushe, Entertainment Weekly, 26 Sep. 2025
  • There are so many familial bonds that are kind of strained and under pressure.
    — Chancellor Agard, EW.com, 7 Mar. 2022
  • The vibe is more familial than anything, even for the newbies.
    — Los Angeles Times, 10 Nov. 2021
  • Something about that small moment that is very familial and sweet.
    — Samantha Allen, Them, 18 Feb. 2025
  • What if familial damage is too late to repair?
    — Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 9 Oct. 2025
  • What if familial damage is too late to repair?
    — Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 31 Aug. 2025
  • Anyone craving even more familial ties to the movie need only to wait a few episodes.
    — Jesse Hassenger, Chron, 30 Nov. 2022
  • Reach out to your social and familial networks and find out who your people know.
    — Cherie Kloss, Forbes, 15 Jan. 2025
  • An epic feast at the restaurant is choreographed by a staff who nurture a familial vibe.
    — Mary Winston Nicklin, AFAR Media, 20 Jan. 2026
  • That is a distorting thing for me, to have familial links to a place that feels foreign.
    — Alaina Wong, Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2021
  • Barry Jenkins has said that this movie is very much based on familial bonds.
    — Andrea Flores, Los Angeles Times, 18 Dec. 2024
  • Bedouin tribes with familial ties on both sides of the border control the routes, the report said.
    — Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 27 Jan. 2022
  • But that familial tie didn’t extend to Lopez and the network.
    — Lisa Respers France, CNN, 26 July 2022
  • And that’s why the familial bond this team has forged during the past few years is more vital than ever.
    — Nick Moyle, San Antonio Express-News, 5 Feb. 2021
  • And, of course, her familial and cultural roots.
    — Essence, 8 May 2026
  • Dozens of shipments were found to have tight familial connections, some of which spanned years.
    — Ashley Strickland, CNN, 14 Feb. 2022
  • Juan trades stories with his new friend while on his deathbed, recounting old loves and familial pasts.
    — Caroline Killilea, PEOPLE, 10 June 2026
  • Like so many other cancers, the cause of breast cancer can often be tied to familial genes.
    — Dr. Diego Rubinowicz, sun-sentinel.com, 16 Oct. 2020
  • The poems include bloody dramas, familial and cosmic, set in the space of the kitchen.
    — E. Tammy Kim, The New Yorker, 14 July 2023
  • Amid his work and familial obligations, Cera has been short on free time lately.
    — Thomas Floyd, Washington Post, 15 Feb. 2024
  • Vedder’s teen daughters bring a welcome air of familial warmth to the album.
    — George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Feb. 2022
  • Presenting this ask as part of a familial obligation doesn’t quite sit right.
    — R. Eric Thomas, Chicago Tribune, 3 May 2026
  • Rana forces herself to create a soothing, familial tone.
    — Sophie Monks Kaufman, IndieWire, 3 Sep. 2025
  • John and Adrianne’s familial harmonies give the songs an extra glow and warmth.
    — Matt Wake | [email protected], al, 11 June 2022
  • The sisters were close enough in age and just young enough that there was a real friendship beneath the familial bond as well.
    — Brittany Spanos, Rolling Stone, 2 Sep. 2025

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