How to Use genealogist in a Sentence

genealogist

noun
  • But costs will climb for those seeking help from an attorney or genealogist.
    — ABC News, 22 Apr. 2026
  • But costs will climb for those seeking help from an attorney or genealogist.
    — Sarah Raza, Fortune, 23 Apr. 2026
  • Other genealogists have noted that this price has increased over the years.
    — Emily Mullin, WIRED, 23 Mar. 2023
  • After more than three decades of working the cold case, police in May called on a genetic genealogist to help.
    — Stacia Glenn, The Seattle Times, 25 June 2018
  • Like many genealogists, her main tool was a website called GEDmatch.
    — Megan Molteni, WIRED, 10 June 2019
  • The rarity of the names has turned out to be almost the only break that has gone the way of the genealogists searching for descendants.
    — Terrence McCoy, Washington Post, 28 Apr. 2018
  • The genealogist then works to build a family tree of the suspect -- a process than can take months or even years, Weston said.
    — Cory Shaffer, cleveland, 10 July 2021
  • This profile gave genealogists a much more detailed look of the woman’s family tree, police said.
    — Daniella Segura, Sacbee.com, 17 Sep. 2025
  • Costs increase for those hiring an attorney or genealogist.
    — CBS News, 23 Apr. 2026
  • Attendees can work with fellow genealogists, and ask questions.
    — Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 July 2025
  • Soon afterward, Moore called the genealogist who had shown her the site, Katherine Borges.
    — Raffi Khatchadourian, The New Yorker, 15 Nov. 2021
  • The breakthrough finally came on Monday, when the genealogist called Miller and confirmed that the test was a match.
    — Daniel Wu, Washington Post, 26 Jan. 2023
  • Those are questions that professional genealogist Megan Smolenyak has thought about for decades.
    — Catherine E. Shoichet, CNN, 17 Mar. 2023
  • In the first episode of the new season, Sam and her brother visit a genealogist to learn about their family history.
    — Rachel Syme, The New Yorker, 23 Mar. 2022
  • During one shoot, a genealogist showed her the Web site of a competitor, 23andMe.
    — Raffi Khatchadourian, The New Yorker, 15 Nov. 2021
  • Aer Lingus will send you on a weeklong tour of Ireland to meet with a genealogist and dig into your ancestral past.
    — Mary Forgione, latimes.com, 19 June 2019
  • The hope is that one day, nature lovers, history buffs, genealogists and the curious will walk the trail and ponder the stories that comprise the area's past.
    — Donna Vickroy, Daily Southtown, 5 May 2017
  • But the Tuckers have so far been unable to prove their claims to the satisfaction of most historians and genealogists.
    — USA Today, 22 Aug. 2019
  • For genetic genealogists, even a partial DNA match with a sample from a crime scene can be very helpful.
    — Bill Chappell, NPR, 19 Feb. 2026
  • An amateur genealogist traced their lineage back 150 years to the same small town in Alabama.
    — Motez Bishara, CNN, 1 July 2019
  • The webinars will range from guidance for novice genealogists to challenges faced by Black Americans and can be found here.
    — Reuters, NBC News, 27 June 2023
  • Health care issues are important to Lana Leggett-Kealey, who works as a genetic genealogist.
    — Phil Galewitz | Kff Health News, ABC News, 24 Jan. 2024
  • The genealogists pieced together that Michalowska had been left in the box just two days before the liquidation of ghettos in that region.
    — Tara Bahrampour, Washington Post, 13 Dec. 2023
  • If there’s a partial match, genealogists create a family tree in hopes of putting a name to the unidentified DNA.
    — Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Jan. 2024
  • Unless the surname is unique, explained genealogist Kenyatta Berry, that likely wasn’t the case.
    — NBC News, 24 Feb. 2022
  • Family history is a frequent request, as with a six-strong group accompanied around Poland by a genealogist.
    — The Editors, Robb Report, 20 Apr. 2026
  • If a direct match isn’t available, genealogists build out family trees using partial matches and then narrow the search to possible suspects.
    — Dante Motley, Austin American Statesman, 30 Sep. 2025
  • But genealogist Curt Witcher did not raise a typical family.
    — Matt Alderton, USA Today, 22 June 2026
  • Jackson built a multi-day itinerary that included a private tour of historical sites and a face-to-face meeting with a local genealogist.
    — Matt Alderton, USA Today, 22 June 2026
  • All was far from resolved when the site’s settings were restored, said Debbie Kennett, a genealogist in England, who wrote about the breach on her blog.
    — Heather Murphy, BostonGlobe.com, 1 Aug. 2020

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