How to Use extended family in a Sentence

extended family

noun

• The whole extended family would sit around and make dumplings for hours.
  — Kate Kassin, Bon Appétit, 14 Jan. 2023
• But when that friend passed away, the woman’s extended family kicked Stevens out of the house.
  — Carly Stern, Vox, 6 Dec. 2024
• And then there's the part about playing host to your extended family.
  — Sari Hitchins, Parents, 17 Nov. 2023
• Keith’s around the same age and lives very close to extended family of mine.
  — Jeanne Phillips, Mercury News, 26 Mar. 2025
• After killing Graham, the mob burned down the home of the extended family.
  — CBS News, 4 Mar. 2021
• And what of the sun’s siblings, the thousands of other stars in its extended family?
  — Philip Plait, Scientific American, 24 Apr. 2023
• So get ready to find your bonus sister the very best gift and earn all the brownie points with your extended family.
  — Shanon Maglente and Cailey Lindberg, Good Housekeeping, 17 Nov. 2022
• The picture showed herself and Nick with all three of their kids and their extended family.
  — Angela Andaloro, Peoplemag, 16 Jan. 2024
• The trio move into a small flat with extended family, and Rose gets a job as a hotel maid.
  — Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 May 2022
• Manuel and Olga’s close friend died, and then, one by one, most of their friend’s extended family.
  — Los Angeles Times, 14 Dec. 2022
• Brooks didn't go to the grocery store or spend time with her extended family.
  — cincinnati.com, 7 May 2021
• Nearby were the homes of Wilborn and her extended family, who lived close to each other here.
  — al, 26 Mar. 2021
• Take a moment to think about the future plans of your daughters, friends, and extended family.
  — Time, 3 Aug. 2023
• Life will never be the same for anyone in the extended family.
  — New York Times, 14 June 2021
• The Clarks plan to add bunk beds for some of their 14-plus extended family members, and then rent out the home to recoup part of their monthly costs.
  — Alina Dizik, WSJ, 29 June 2022
• Ebert’s extended family is grateful to have the book, too.
  — Sydney Page, Washington Post, 8 Aug. 2023
• In the coming days, the father and daughter and their extended family will go through the grieving process all over again.
  — Laura Bauer, Kansas City Star, 11 Apr. 2025
• The cousin talked to Price about his own struggles, as well as the autistic traits that seemed common in their extended family.
  — Nara Schoenberg, chicagotribune.com, 7 Apr. 2022
• The two brothers said that of the 60 members of their extended family, only 11 have survived the war.
  — Ivana Kottasová, CNN, 31 Jan. 2025
• And now twelve of them — mothers, sons and daughters of one big, extended family — were dead.
  — New York Times, 8 Jan. 2022
• The in-law family has roots in the area and many extended family members.
  — Amy Dickinson, Chicago Tribune, 30 Aug. 2022
• The in-law family has roots in the area and many extended family members.
  — Detroit Free Press, 30 Aug. 2022
• The in-law family has roots in the area and many extended family members.
  — Amy Dickinson, Washington Post, 30 Aug. 2022
• The in-law family has roots in the area and many extended family members.
  — Amy Dickinson, oregonlive, 30 Aug. 2022
• Her extended family, as well as her husband’s, plan to stay in the region.
  — Althea Legaspi, Rolling Stone, 1 Mar. 2022
• All of the dead were from the same extended family, killed while in their driveway when a drone struck a nearby vehicle.
  — Matthew Brown, USA TODAY, 30 Aug. 2021
• His extended family gathers in his front yard to talk about their connection to the land.
  — Sheri Linden, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 June 2023
• My dad, brothers, and extended family members stood/sat in the aisle near first base.
  — Bill Speros, Boston Herald, 23 Mar. 2025
• Woods started to spend a few weeks every year working in clinics in and around Mirpur and meeting with the extended families of his patients from Yorkshire.
  — Rivka Galchen, New Yorker, 26 May 2025
• An extended family of six adults and six children brought home more than just souvenirs from Costa Rica after touring a bat cave.
  — Nick Butler, FOXNews.com, 23 May 2025