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
• But when that friend passed away, the woman’s extended family kicked Stevens out of the house.
  — Carly Stern, Vox, 6 Dec. 2024
• And then there's the part about playing host to your extended family.
  — Sari Hitchins, Parents, 17 Nov. 2023
• And what of the sun’s siblings, the thousands of other stars in its extended family?
  — Philip Plait, Scientific American, 24 Apr. 2023
• 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
• The picture showed herself and Nick with all three of their kids and their extended family.
  — Angela Andaloro, Peoplemag, 16 Jan. 2024
• 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
• Take a moment to think about the future plans of your daughters, friends, and extended family.
  — Time, 3 Aug. 2023
• The Clarks plan to add bunk beds for some of their 14-plus extended family members, and then rent out the home to recoup part of their monthly costs.
  — Alina Dizik, WSJ, 29 June 2022
• Ebert’s extended family is grateful to have the book, too.
  — Sydney Page, Washington Post, 8 Aug. 2023
• The cousin talked to Price about his own struggles, as well as the autistic traits that seemed common in their extended family.
  — Nara Schoenberg, chicagotribune.com, 7 Apr. 2022
• The two brothers said that of the 60 members of their extended family, only 11 have survived the war.
  — Ivana Kottasová, CNN, 31 Jan. 2025
• And now twelve of them — mothers, sons and daughters of one big, extended family — were dead.
  — New York Times, 8 Jan. 2022
• The in-law family has roots in the area and many extended family members.
  — Detroit Free Press, 30 Aug. 2022
• Her extended family, as well as her husband’s, plan to stay in the region.
  — Althea Legaspi, Rolling Stone, 1 Mar. 2022
• 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
• His extended family gathers in his front yard to talk about their connection to the land.
  — Sheri Linden, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 June 2023
• Plus, if your friends or extended family join your crew on the trip, there aren't awkward moments about who's picking up the check.
  — Karen Cicero, Good Housekeeping, 1 Feb. 2023
• The rest of the extended family has respected our wishes to cut ties with the ex, but not my MIL, and this has been very hurtful to my husband.
  — Amy Dickinson, cleveland, 4 Dec. 2022
• All four of my grandparents fled the Nazis and the Soviets in the 1940s, while some cousins and extended family remained.
  — Lydia Tomkiw, The Christian Science Monitor, 24 Mar. 2022
• The woman has since felt a lack of support from her extended family.
  — Ashley Vega, People.com, 23 Dec. 2024
• Within minutes, dozens of members of the extended family had rushed to the basement.
  — Sufian Taha, Washington Post, 9 July 2023
• Of his large and tightknit extended family, only two cousins joined him.
  — Stacey Anderson, Rolling Stone, 25 Mar. 2022
• The extended family, by contrast, amounts to the great unknown.
  — Bryce Miller, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Jan. 2025
• 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
• My husband and extended family and I would like to take a long-weekend trip somewhere in state.
  — Lois K. Solomon, Sun Sentinel, 7 Nov. 2022
• They were forced to leave behind their extended family, many of whom remain in Iran.
  — Bruce Rogers, Forbes, 17 Sep. 2021
• His extended family lost three homes in the Palisades area, while two others were damaged.
  — Bryce Miller, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Feb. 2025
• Denham is survived by his wife, Cindy, and two sons, along with many extended family members.
  — Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 8 Mar. 2025