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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Posada recently got a tattoo featuring his family name in script and wrapped in a bed of olive leaves.
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Kevin J. Farmer, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Jan. 2025
Next is the Aorus Elite 16, another laptop with a family name derived from Gigabyte’s motherboard offerings.
—& Matthew Buzzi, PCMAG, 12 Jan. 2025
The weight of his family name has been heavy and the request was made to the EFL for the younger Bellingham to carry Jobe on the back of his shirt shortly after arriving at the Stadium of Light.
—The Athletic Uk Staff, The Athletic, 10 Jan. 2025
If family names and trendy baby names for 2025 aren’t buttering your baby bread, perhaps some of the names shared by Redditors in the thread, that seem to take inspiration from food, will be your, well, cup of tea.
—Melissa Willets, Parents, 5 Dec. 2024
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Kevin J. Farmer, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Jan. 2025
Next is the Aorus Elite 16, another laptop with a family name derived from Gigabyte’s motherboard offerings.
—& Matthew Buzzi, PCMAG, 12 Jan. 2025
The weight of his family name has been heavy and the request was made to the EFL for the younger Bellingham to carry Jobe on the back of his shirt shortly after arriving at the Stadium of Light.
—The Athletic Uk Staff, The Athletic, 10 Jan. 2025
If family names and trendy baby names for 2025 aren’t buttering your baby bread, perhaps some of the names shared by Redditors in the thread, that seem to take inspiration from food, will be your, well, cup of tea.
—Melissa Willets, Parents, 5 Dec. 2024
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“Family name.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/family%20name. Accessed 8 Feb. 2025.
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