Examples of family name in a Sentence
Her family name is Smith.
searched for their family name on a popular genealogy website
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His two strongest calling cards as a candidate appeared to be his family name and his career as an attorney who fought to clean up the environment.
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James Rainey, Los Angeles Times, 1 Dec. 2024
Federal prosecutors in Germany identified the suspect as Issa Al H., omitting his family name because of German privacy laws.
—Anders Hagstrom, Fox News, 1 Sep. 2024
Fall Instagram Captions for Autumnal Activities Hay there from the [insert your family name here] family
BRB, getting lost in a maize.
—Casey Clark, Parents, 20 Sep. 2024
In an Instagram video in February 2021, Christina explained that reverting to her family name was a move to honor her grandmother.
—Miles Berry, People.com, 15 Oct. 2024
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James Rainey, Los Angeles Times, 1 Dec. 2024
Federal prosecutors in Germany identified the suspect as Issa Al H., omitting his family name because of German privacy laws.
—Anders Hagstrom, Fox News, 1 Sep. 2024
Fall Instagram Captions for Autumnal Activities Hay there from the [insert your family name here] family
BRB, getting lost in a maize.
—Casey Clark, Parents, 20 Sep. 2024
In an Instagram video in February 2021, Christina explained that reverting to her family name was a move to honor her grandmother.
—Miles Berry, People.com, 15 Oct. 2024
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“Family name.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/family%20name. Accessed 15 Dec. 2024.
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