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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Because of this and his family name, Arch’s recruiting process was set to be a media circus, but with the help of his parents, Arch and his family shut that down to maintain his focus on making the best decision.
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Skyler Trepel, PEOPLE, 6 Sep. 2025
While the Lynch family name is known throughout metro Detroit for funeral homes, Paddy Lynch, now 41, and the third generation to work in the family business, is also an entrepreneur who is making a name for himself in unlikely fields.
—Susan Selasky, Freep.com, 6 Sep. 2025
Charles Oppenheimer knows his family name comes with a heavy responsibility.
—Davis Winkie, USA Today, 22 Aug. 2025
The few developers outside North America willing to pay for the use of his family name were mostly building condominiums in lower-rent parts of the developing world.
—David D. Kirkpatrick, New Yorker, 11 Aug. 2025
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Skyler Trepel, PEOPLE, 6 Sep. 2025
While the Lynch family name is known throughout metro Detroit for funeral homes, Paddy Lynch, now 41, and the third generation to work in the family business, is also an entrepreneur who is making a name for himself in unlikely fields.
—Susan Selasky, Freep.com, 6 Sep. 2025
Charles Oppenheimer knows his family name comes with a heavy responsibility.
—Davis Winkie, USA Today, 22 Aug. 2025
The few developers outside North America willing to pay for the use of his family name were mostly building condominiums in lower-rent parts of the developing world.
—David D. Kirkpatrick, New Yorker, 11 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for family name
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“Family name.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/family%20name. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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