Examples of family tree in a Sentence
A framed family tree hung on the wall.
his family tree includes writers, musical composers, and other notables in the arts
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But Tanzanian tree toads face more pressing concerns than which goes where in the Nectophrynoides family tree.
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Mindy Weisberger, CNN Money, 13 Nov. 2025
The discovery helped open the door to more recent developments such as tinkering with the genetic makeup of living things, treating disease by inserting genes into patients, identifying human remains and criminal suspects from DNA samples, and tracing family trees and ancient human ancestors.
—Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 9 Nov. 2025
Those names have also reunited branches of a family tree that had been separated for decades.
—Jesse Kirsch, NBC news, 4 Nov. 2025
Erika’s talent runs deep on both sides of her family tree.
—Sid Evans, Southern Living, 4 Nov. 2025
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Mindy Weisberger, CNN Money, 13 Nov. 2025
The discovery helped open the door to more recent developments such as tinkering with the genetic makeup of living things, treating disease by inserting genes into patients, identifying human remains and criminal suspects from DNA samples, and tracing family trees and ancient human ancestors.
—Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 9 Nov. 2025
Those names have also reunited branches of a family tree that had been separated for decades.
—Jesse Kirsch, NBC news, 4 Nov. 2025
Erika’s talent runs deep on both sides of her family tree.
—Sid Evans, Southern Living, 4 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for family tree
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“Family tree.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/family%20tree. Accessed 17 Nov. 2025.
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