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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Laurence Fishburne couldn’t help but get emotional while learning more about a previously unknown branch of his family tree on Finding Your Roots.
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Emlyn Travis, EW.com, 8 Apr. 2025
Among the youngest branches in the storied Kennedy family tree, Schlossberg represents just one part of the political dynasty's return to public life.
—Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 7 Apr. 2025
There’s also the matter of obsessively plotting the Dutton family tree.
—Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 6 Apr. 2025
The researchers analyzed 927 family trees and data on over 556,000 people dating back to the 1600s.
—Jason D. Greenblatt, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Apr. 2025
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Emlyn Travis, EW.com, 8 Apr. 2025
Among the youngest branches in the storied Kennedy family tree, Schlossberg represents just one part of the political dynasty's return to public life.
—Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 7 Apr. 2025
There’s also the matter of obsessively plotting the Dutton family tree.
—Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 6 Apr. 2025
The researchers analyzed 927 family trees and data on over 556,000 people dating back to the 1600s.
—Jason D. Greenblatt, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Apr. 2025
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 19 Apr. 2025.
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