How to Use start a family in a Sentence
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Then there are those in the middle, those who want to start a family but keep putting it on hold because of the costs.
—Suzette Hackney, USA TODAY, 8 Oct. 2024
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Xander wants to get married and start a family, the site says.
—Olivia Evans, Women's Health, 25 May 2023
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On top of that, there is the arrival of a new doctor, Cameron (Mark Ghanime), who wants to start a family of his own.
—Amethyst Tate, PEOPLE.com, 8 July 2022
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The couple is hoping to save up to get married, buy a house and start a family.
—Rob Wile, NBC News, 22 Sep. 2024
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The star of the new Netflix movie The Deliverance isn’t afraid to start a family on her own, though.
—Eric Andersson, Peoplemag, 17 Aug. 2024
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My 20s were a roller coaster of trying to start a family.
—Kristal Hartman, Verywell Health, 19 July 2024
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But just when the heat is at its hottest, Annie implores Bruno to settle down and start a family with her.
—Courtney Howard, Variety, 31 Oct. 2024
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In 2020, Kapoor took a career hiatus to start a family.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 14 June 2023
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Women have the right to make their own decisions about their bodies and when and how to start a family.
—Kaitlyn Schallhorn, Orange County Register, 4 Oct. 2024
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Many people aspire to settle down and start a family one day, but Natasha isn’t one of them.
—Sophie Hanson, Harper's BAZAAR, 12 Aug. 2022
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Marcus, who's been in love before, is ready to settle down and start a family.
—Hannah Kirby, Journal Sentinel, 3 June 2024
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Hailey Bieber can’t wait to start a family with husband Justin Bieber.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 15 May 2023
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Hailey Bieber can’t wait to start a family with husband Justin Bieber.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 15 May 2023
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But Chicago was home, and after her time with the Jets, Leslie returned home to marry her wife, Brandy, and start a family.
—Kat Cornetta, BostonGlobe.com, 23 June 2023
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Once girls in my community are married, they are forced to drop out of school to take care of the household and start a family.
—TIME, 6 Feb. 2024
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Marcus has been in love before and is ready to settle down and start a family with his perfect match.
—Jason Pham, StyleCaster, 3 Sep. 2024
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When Naomi Watts tried to start a family in her mid-30s, her doctors gave her some startling news.
—Kayla Blanton, SELF, 16 June 2023
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Graham leaves the band, only to meet his eventual wife and start a family.
—Chelsey Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR, 24 Mar. 2023
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The two made the decision to leave Los Angeles, settle down and start a family.
—Chris Gardner, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Oct. 2022
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Such relief is good for the economy because folks are now able to buy a home start a business even start a family.
—USA TODAY, 8 Mar. 2024
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Many couples were in their 30s or early 40s and were already eager to start a family.
—Mimi Montgomery, Axios, 20 Oct. 2024
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The couple are still together today and don’t appear to have any plans to settle down and start a family.
—Shannon Carlin, Time, 20 July 2023
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In the same interview, Sydney Sweeney opened up about her hopes to start a family and her fears over how that choice could impact her career.
—Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 28 July 2022
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Offscreen, Allman's busy career still left him time to start a family.
—Chris Snellgrove, EW.com, 25 Feb. 2024
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The conversation needs to include men and people of any gender who want to start a family.
—Vicky Spratt, refinery29.com, 22 July 2024
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For Derulo, the relationship came at the perfect time for his desire to start a family.
—Courtney Young, Peoplemag, 27 June 2024
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But his references to wanting love or to start a family are oblique, even though the desire for them feels palpable.
—Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 24 Oct. 2024
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Austin is looking for an honest, loving, fun woman to start a family with.
—Hannah Kirby, Journal Sentinel, 3 June 2024
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Daniel had recently told his father the couple was planning to start a family.
—Jose R. Gonzalez, The Arizona Republic, 28 Jan. 2024
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Some 40-year-old men might be divorced with two kids and excited to be with someone older, who doesn’t expect to start a family.
—Meredith Goldstein, BostonGlobe.com, 13 July 2023
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