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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That was until Sumayyah died or, rather, decided to die on the fiftieth anniversary of the Nakba, her efforts to produce descendants and strengthen her family tree having failed.
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Literary Hub, 12 Mar. 2026
As family trees expand, more stakeholders enter the conversation, and priorities can diverge.
—Belinda G. Schwartz, Fortune, 7 Mar. 2026
Where Little Foot falls on the family tree Little Foot’s skeleton is 50% more complete than the famed Lucy fossil, found in Ethiopia in 1974 by paleoanthropologists Donald Johanson and Tom Gray.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 7 Mar. 2026
Tatum won that tug-of-war, but the alternate-universe version of the Kardashian family tree now lives rent-free in fans’ minds.
—Ryan Brennan, Kansas City Star, 6 Mar. 2026
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Literary Hub, 12 Mar. 2026
As family trees expand, more stakeholders enter the conversation, and priorities can diverge.
—Belinda G. Schwartz, Fortune, 7 Mar. 2026
Where Little Foot falls on the family tree Little Foot’s skeleton is 50% more complete than the famed Lucy fossil, found in Ethiopia in 1974 by paleoanthropologists Donald Johanson and Tom Gray.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 7 Mar. 2026
Tatum won that tug-of-war, but the alternate-universe version of the Kardashian family tree now lives rent-free in fans’ minds.
—Ryan Brennan, Kansas City Star, 6 Mar. 2026
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 14 Mar. 2026.
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