How to Use raise a family in a Sentence

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  • But what are the top 10 best and worst U.S. cities to raise a family?
    Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer, 7 June 2024
  • For buyers who want to live in Boise and raise a family there for the next 20 years, this may not matter.
    Roger Valdez, Forbes, 5 Oct. 2022
  • Here are the top 25 places to raise a family in Alabama: 1.
    Leada Gore | Lgore@al.com, al, 16 Nov. 2022
  • California is home to some of the best — and worst — places in the country to raise a family, a new study says.
    Brianna Taylor, Sacramento Bee, 30 May 2024
  • The college town is an idyllic place to go to college and raise a family.
    Jenavieve Hatch, Sacramento Bee, 4 Apr. 2024
  • Carroll County is a great and safe place to raise a family.
    Baltimore Sun, 17 May 2022
  • For instance, that large home in the suburbs might have been a good place to raise a family or commute to work.
    Steve Vernon, Forbes, 8 Mar. 2023
  • Gilbert was ranked as the best suburb to raise a family in Phoenix, according to Niche.com.
    Laura Daniella Sepulveda, The Arizona Republic, 29 Feb. 2024
  • This country can and should be a great place to live, worship, raise a family, and enjoy the trappings of the good life.
    Rich Logis, The New Republic, 4 Nov. 2022
  • And maybe left some of their dreams to the wayside in order to raise a family and be a good wife and keep that unit together.
    Steve Baltin, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2022
  • My mother was an example of how to make a home and raise a family far from your own.
    Longreads, 3 Nov. 2022
  • One even married a local girl and remained on the island to raise a family.
    Rebecca Panovka, Harper's Magazine, 9 Feb. 2024
  • For the second year in a row, WalletHub has ranked Massachusetts as the best state in the nation to raise a family.
    Scott Wilk, Orange County Register, 4 Feb. 2024
  • The dreamers and the dream-keepers make a community a great place to live, do business and raise a family.
    Kevin Dayhoff, baltimoresun.com/maryland/carroll, 18 Sep. 2021
  • Thatikonda wanted to buy a house, get married and raise a family.
    Marin Wolf, Dallas News, 12 May 2023
  • Fresh air, a safe place to raise a family, and a slower pace of life are among the reasons cited—along with a sense that the island was calling them back.
    Isabelle Kliger, Vogue, 6 Sep. 2023
  • Portland, at least according to one new study, is a pretty good place to raise a family.
    oregonlive, 31 May 2023
  • Gold moved to Knoxville, Tenn., in 2003 to raise a family and earn a law degree from the University of Tennessee.
    Kyle Melnick, Washington Post, 28 Dec. 2023
  • Queen City residents already know Greater Cincinnati is an ideal place to raise a family, and now the rest of the nation knows it too.
    Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer, 15 June 2023
  • Having stepped away from acting since 2014 to raise a family, she’s entrenched herself in the tonier enclaves of the Westside.
    Mikey O'Connell, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Jan. 2023
  • The land sold fast, spurred on by Cossitt’s relentless promotion of the area as an ideal place to raise a family.
    Hank Beckman, Chicago Tribune, 6 Sep. 2022
  • The American Dream was built on the idea that anyone, with enough hard work and grit, could buy a home, raise a family, and fill their life with the comforts of modern living.
    Stuf, Forbes, 8 June 2022
  • But Gail abandoned her singing career early on to get married and raise a family.
    Lynsey Eidell, Peoplemag, 10 Mar. 2024
  • Several of the coaches have children, and Corvallis is a great town to raise a family.
    oregonlive, 15 July 2022
  • On Thursday, it was revealed that Perry wanted to raise a family in the home and reside there with their 3-year-old daughter, Daisy Dove.
    Liza Esquibias, Peoplemag, 29 Sep. 2023
  • Kentucky is in the spotlight after two of its locations appeared on a list of best U.S. cities to raise a family — but one fell much lower on the list.
    Marina Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 12 June 2024
  • To be an immigrant and raise a family and not give up on your family is a superhero feat.
    Jen Yamato, Los Angeles Times, 25 Mar. 2022
  • Ayer has been an affordable place to live and raise a family, but here, too, housing prices are rising.
    Shirley Leung, BostonGlobe.com, 11 July 2022
  • Wenger said the state’s response has been too slow and lacking in information to know whether Darlington is still a safe place to raise a family.
    Brenda Goodman, CNN, 3 Mar. 2023
  • Fremont may be the best place in the nation to raise a family, according to WalletHub, but the Bay Area city ranks low for vacationing at home.
    Brianna Taylor, Sacramento Bee, 10 June 2024

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