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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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.
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David D. Kirkpatrick, New Yorker, 11 Aug. 2025
Among them is Gao, who grew up in the remote mountains of Guizhou and asked to only be identified by her family name.
—Nectar Gan, CNN Money, 5 Aug. 2025
On the opening day of the building that bears her family name, there were many details that drew Laurie McGrath’s eye, but only one nearly brought her to tears.
—Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Aug. 2025
She has been harassed, and her family name has been thrown all around the internet.
—Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 19 July 2025
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David D. Kirkpatrick, New Yorker, 11 Aug. 2025
Among them is Gao, who grew up in the remote mountains of Guizhou and asked to only be identified by her family name.
—Nectar Gan, CNN Money, 5 Aug. 2025
On the opening day of the building that bears her family name, there were many details that drew Laurie McGrath’s eye, but only one nearly brought her to tears.
—Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Aug. 2025
She has been harassed, and her family name has been thrown all around the internet.
—Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 19 July 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 21 Aug. 2025.
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