How to Use family Bible in a Sentence

family Bible

noun

• Clifton still has the family Bible and letters from that time.
  — Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 May 2022
• Some chose a family Bible, as Jimmy Carter did, with the one used by Washington placed on the lectern.
  — New York Times, 18 Jan. 2021
• Barrett then took the judicial oath with her hand on a family Bible.
  — Mark Sherman, chicagotribune.com, 1 Oct. 2021
• Her age was verified by her birthdate noted in a family Bible, her children said.
  — Bill Laitner, Detroit Free Press, 26 June 2020
• The Moore kids gave big waves to the crowd and held a family Bible as their father, an Army veteran and former nonprofit executive, took the oath of office.
  — Hannah Gaskill, Baltimore Sun, 18 Jan. 2023
• Their only reading matter was prayer books and an ancient family Bible.
  — Kelzim, Longreads, 19 Feb. 2022
• Healey took the oath of office just after 12:30 p.m. in the House chamber, with her hand on a family Bible that had belonged to her great-great-grandmother Henrietta Porter.
  — Matt Stout, BostonGlobe.com, 5 Jan. 2023
• Years ago, the Oconomowoc library came into possession of a historic family Bible and staff wanted to return it to its rightful owner.
  — Erik S. Hanley, Journal Sentinel, 20 June 2022
• That all changed when a family Bible belonging to Olander was discovered and led to police cracking the case and arresting the men responsible.
  — John Quinones, ABC News, 10 Nov. 2022
• These uplifting family Bible verses will teach important lessons to children about helping others, as well as provide solace during times of grief.
  — Elizabeth Berry, Woman's Day, 10 Nov. 2022
• With his hand on his family Bible, Biden recited the oath taken by his predecessors, the pinnacle of a career in public leadership that began a half century ago.
  — Anchorage Daily News, 20 Jan. 2021
• In the late 1980s, the Diggs family of Southern California came across a family Bible with an incredible backstory.
  — Los Angeles Times, 13 June 2022
• But for years, Handy had heard rumors of a family Bible dating back to the Revolutionary War and containing handwritten genealogy information, including dates of birth.
  — Jenna Ross, Star Tribune, 15 June 2021

Last Updated: 18 Oct 2024