How to Use familial in a Sentence
familial
adjective- The company has created a familial atmosphere in its offices.
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So far, the familial feel of the team has led to success on the mat.
—BostonGlobe.com, 17 Dec. 2021
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To bathe in the familial venom; to feel, once again, the dense mesh of insults and buried love.
—Taylor Antrim, Vogue, 15 Oct. 2021
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Common rooms were small then, but add to the cozy, familial feel.
—Bill Pennington, New York Times, 14 June 2022
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What movie screams more about familial love than this one?
—Larry Stansbury, Good Housekeeping, 22 Nov. 2022
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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
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The vibe is more familial than anything, even for the newbies.
—Los Angeles Times, 10 Nov. 2021
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Guilbeau’s start in the culinary world is a familial one.
—Wire Services, Dallas News, 8 Sep. 2023
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But that familial tie didn’t extend to Lopez and the network.
—Lisa Respers France, CNN, 26 July 2022
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The poems include bloody dramas, familial and cosmic, set in the space of the kitchen.
—E. Tammy Kim, The New Yorker, 14 July 2023
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The show tells the story of familial bonds and attachments.
—Sofia Krusmark, The Arizona Republic, 4 Jan. 2022
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There are so many familial bonds that are kind of strained and under pressure.
—Chancellor Agard, EW.com, 7 Mar. 2022
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Anyone craving even more familial ties to the movie need only to wait a few episodes.
—Jesse Hassenger, Chron, 30 Nov. 2022
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John and Adrianne’s familial harmonies give the songs an extra glow and warmth.
—Matt Wake | Mwake@al.com, al, 11 June 2022
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The whole thing is dark and relentless with plot turns that make this about familial secrets and the bonds of parents and children.
—Taylor Antrim, Vogue, 19 July 2024
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Reach out to your social and familial networks and find out who your people know.
—Cherie Kloss, Forbes, 15 Jan. 2025
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Dozens of shipments were found to have tight familial connections, some of which spanned years.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN, 14 Feb. 2022
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Something about that small moment that is very familial and sweet.
—Samantha Allen, Them, 18 Feb. 2025
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Years after Lawrence was killed, a familial DNA match was found, police said.
—Liam Quinn, Peoplemag, 12 Sep. 2023
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Barry Jenkins has said that this movie is very much based on familial bonds.
—Andrea Flores, Los Angeles Times, 18 Dec. 2024
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Find an ideal familial setting at the Brass Lantern Inn.
—Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 11 June 2024
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That familial love could so easily turn to hate, but the hate was always there, just like the gun, under the surface, ready to go off.
—Lester Fabian Brathwaite, EW.com, 21 Oct. 2022
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In the song, Simón dies alone in 1986 without familial support, due to a mystery illness.
—Quispe López, Them, 28 Oct. 2024
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Despite the years of familial fighting, both Nick and Aaron shared their grief on social media.
—Jordan Runtagh, Peoplemag, 23 Dec. 2023
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So, perhaps in this latest context, the choice of blue was both a display of familial unity and an ode to the princess herself.
—Elise Taylor, Vogue, 10 Sep. 2024
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The role in the Hulu series took a certain type of courage for Weaver, 43, who portrayed a family tragedy and close familial bond.
—Kelly Wynne, Peoplemag, 16 Jan. 2024
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Someone should do the same for Thanksgiving, a familial stress-and-guilt machine.
—John Hodgman, New York Times, 2 Nov. 2023
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Scripture offers plenty of guidance about the role and traits of mothers and familial love.
—Blair Donovan, Country Living, 28 Apr. 2023
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Bob’s small acts of fatherly kindness fill a familial void in Lily’s life and hold the power to change her direction forever.
—Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 12 Feb. 2025
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Within its walls, the apartment transforms into a microcosm of a bygone era, a store of history and familial secrets.
—Callum McLennan, Variety, 17 Feb. 2025
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