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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Hardy suggested Republicans emphasize family values and job creation, and take a stance on statehood for Puerto Rico.
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Idaho Statesman, 8 Aug. 2025
Fast forward to today—on the heels of a decades-long conservative family values movement—and that very same clinic is now being vilified by conservative religious leaders.
—Time, 7 Aug. 2025
The book was about how his father chose conventional family values over the life of a gangster.
—Leonard Greene, New York Daily News, 2 Aug. 2025
Theo’s apathy serves as a counterpoint to Cliff’s moralizing about the importance of education and family values to one’s social mobility, which echoed Cosby’s own.
—Laura Bradley, The Atlantic, 2 Aug. 2025
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Idaho Statesman, 8 Aug. 2025
Fast forward to today—on the heels of a decades-long conservative family values movement—and that very same clinic is now being vilified by conservative religious leaders.
—Time, 7 Aug. 2025
The book was about how his father chose conventional family values over the life of a gangster.
—Leonard Greene, New York Daily News, 2 Aug. 2025
Theo’s apathy serves as a counterpoint to Cliff’s moralizing about the importance of education and family values to one’s social mobility, which echoed Cosby’s own.
—Laura Bradley, The Atlantic, 2 Aug. 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 22 Aug. 2025.
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