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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Most of the research so far has been done almost exclusively on people with Western European ancestry, so there’s little guarantee that the predictions extrapolate to people with family trees that trace to different parts of the globe.
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Arthur Caplan & James Tabery, Scientific American, 28 July 2025
The Hawkeyes offense saw significant improvement in 2024 when Kirk Ferentz went outside the family tree for an offensive coordinator, and Gronowsk seems like a good fit for this team.
—Erik Buchinger, Forbes.com, 25 July 2025
There are entire branches of family trees that are unknown or erased.
—Tanya Talaga
july 24, Literary Hub, 24 July 2025
That new generation is rapidly expanding thanks in large part to the Jep and Jessica branch of the Robertson family tree.
—Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 22 July 2025
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Arthur Caplan & James Tabery, Scientific American, 28 July 2025
The Hawkeyes offense saw significant improvement in 2024 when Kirk Ferentz went outside the family tree for an offensive coordinator, and Gronowsk seems like a good fit for this team.
—Erik Buchinger, Forbes.com, 25 July 2025
There are entire branches of family trees that are unknown or erased.
—Tanya Talaga
july 24, Literary Hub, 24 July 2025
That new generation is rapidly expanding thanks in large part to the Jep and Jessica branch of the Robertson family tree.
—Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 22 July 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 7 Aug. 2025.
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