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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Investigators can use that information and other evidence to build a family tree and identify potential suspects.
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Jean Casarez, CNN, 25 Feb. 2025
How one Chicago woman’s genealogical search led her to a potter’s field in Canada
Since 2018, Robin Moore — a native of Park Manor on Chicago’s South Side — has spent much of her free time combing through archival records and building a family tree to better understand her roots.
—Chicago Tribune, 21 Feb. 2025
In this play by Chisa Hutchinson, the exclusive group is made up of white supremacists, and their would-be recruit (Daniel Abeles) is a new father only now learning about his own family tree.
—New York Times, 17 Feb. 2025
Moore is an expert at building out family trees from DNA samples using information from popular genealogy websites – bringing cold cases back to life.
—Peter Van Sant, CBS News, 8 Feb. 2025
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Jean Casarez, CNN, 25 Feb. 2025
How one Chicago woman’s genealogical search led her to a potter’s field in Canada
Since 2018, Robin Moore — a native of Park Manor on Chicago’s South Side — has spent much of her free time combing through archival records and building a family tree to better understand her roots.
—Chicago Tribune, 21 Feb. 2025
In this play by Chisa Hutchinson, the exclusive group is made up of white supremacists, and their would-be recruit (Daniel Abeles) is a new father only now learning about his own family tree.
—New York Times, 17 Feb. 2025
Moore is an expert at building out family trees from DNA samples using information from popular genealogy websites – bringing cold cases back to life.
—Peter Van Sant, CBS News, 8 Feb. 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 3 Mar. 2025.
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