family values
plural noun
: values especially of a traditional or conservative kind which are held to promote the sound functioning of the family and to strengthen the fabric of society
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Wu will get a good look too, given her effective campaign style, her record, her family values and her Taiwanese descent.
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Peter Lucas, Boston Herald, 24 Nov. 2025
This belief has always been deeply rooted in our family values.
—Luisa Zargani, Footwear News, 24 Nov. 2025
What woke was in ’94 was family values.
—Alexis Coe, Rolling Stone, 16 Nov. 2025
But Larry, a true cynic, was stuck in a different time, gagged and bound by a tireless insistence on creating art that subverted and satirized those same good old-fashioned family values.
—Michael Cuby, Them., 24 Oct. 2025
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Peter Lucas, Boston Herald, 24 Nov. 2025
This belief has always been deeply rooted in our family values.
—Luisa Zargani, Footwear News, 24 Nov. 2025
What woke was in ’94 was family values.
—Alexis Coe, Rolling Stone, 16 Nov. 2025
But Larry, a true cynic, was stuck in a different time, gagged and bound by a tireless insistence on creating art that subverted and satirized those same good old-fashioned family values.
—Michael Cuby, Them., 24 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for family values
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“Family values.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/family%20values. Accessed 5 Dec. 2025.
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