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Used with adjectives:
"
He comes from a large family."
(large, big, small)
"
Their entire family gets together at Christmas."
(entire, whole)
"
Her family is very close."
(close, close-knit, happy, loving, supportive)
"
This show portrays a dysfunctional family."
(dysfunctional)
"
He supports the idea of a nuclear family."
(nuclear, traditional, two-parent)
"
The average family cannot afford expensive luxuries."
(average)
"
We invited our immediate family."
(immediate, extended)
"
She works with single-parent families."
(single-parent, one-parent, adoptive, homeless, poor)
"
They grew up in a military family."
(military, working-class, middle-class, religious)
"
He was adopted by a wealthy family."
(wealthy, rich, affluent, well-to-do)
Used with verbs:
"
They belong to a well-known family."
(belong to, came from, be + part of)
"
She married into a wealthy family."
(married into)
"
Red hair runs in their family."
(runs in)
"
That item was in our family for years."
(be +in)
"
She has a young family."
(has)
"
They want to start a family soon."
(start, raise)
"
He works hard to support his family."
(support, feed, take care of)
Used with nouns:
"
She's learning about her family history."
(history, background, ancestry, heritage)
"
He carried on the family tradition and became a doctor."
(tradition)
"
She tries to maintain family connections despite being far away."
(connections, relationships, ties)
"
He calls his family members frequently."
(members)
"
He is a longtime family friend."
(friend)
"
Their family life is rather complicated."
(life)
"
She returned to the family home."
(home)
"
He joined the family business."
(business)
"
She has too many family commitments."
(commitments, responsibilities)
"
They have to use the family income carefully."
(income)
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They take a family vacation every year."
(vacation)
"
She wants to keep her family name."
(name)
"
The average family size is decreasing in America."
(size)
"
He was described as being a family man."
(man)
Used with prepositions:
"
There are many problems in her family."
(in, within)
"
He is the head of the family."
(of)
"
He gets his stubbornness from his family."
(from)
