How to Use first family in a Sentence

first family

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  • The chef said the first family had one ask for the dessert menu: ice cream.
    — Sakshi Venkatraman, NBC News, 25 Apr. 2023
  • Reese was one of the first family members to speak at the service.
    — Zaeem Shaikh, Dallas News, 18 Mar. 2023
  • Starting with their father Mark, the Maye’s are the first family of Chapel Hill.
    — Mark Heim | [email protected], al, 2 Sep. 2023
  • The other family then entered the park and stood in the same area where the first family was standing.
    — Kirsty Hatcher, Peoplemag, 17 May 2023
  • Lauren: Our first family date was at the zoo here in Houston.
    — Daniela Avila, Peoplemag, 14 June 2024
  • The King’s siblings were the first family members to arrive.
    — Max Foster, CNN, 31 Mar. 2024
  • The whole gang are Beats by Dre’s first family brand ambassadors.
    — Victoria Uwumarogie, Essence, 24 Oct. 2023
  • With The Fall Guy, Leitch has composed a heartfelt love letter to his first family behind the camera — the stunt crew.
    — Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 2 May 2024
  • As the eldest child of the Ramsay clan, Megan was the first family member to receive a college degree.
    — Emily Weaver, Peoplemag, 22 June 2023
  • The saga reflects the painful dynamics of the first family, shaped by intense ambition and deep loss, along with anger and guilt.
    — Katie Rogers, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2023
  • As a member of the first family of Brazilian jiu-jitsu, Gracie is considered the best of them all.
    — Kevin Maurer, Rolling Stone, 12 Nov. 2023
  • But since her youth, the youngest child of the first family has largely withdrawn from the public eye in favor of a quiet life in her home state of Georgia.
    — Savannah Kuchar, USA TODAY, 8 Jan. 2025
  • Commander joined the first family at the White House in December 2021.
    — Luke Barr, ABC News, 26 Sep. 2023
  • The news complicates life for Biden ahead of an election and sent the first family into a hasty and literal retreat.
    — Philip Wegmann, Orlando Sentinel, 12 June 2024
  • This way of tree-thinking has laid the groundwork for major insights about the evolution of life, since the first family tree was scribbled by Charles Darwin.
    — Jamie Thompson, Discover Magazine, 15 Sep. 2023
  • That unit — boasting hundreds of agents — is charged with protecting the current president and the first family.
    — Nicole Sganga, CBS News, 22 Jan. 2025
  • Their embrace with both parents was a touching moment for the first family of Wisconsin golf.
    — Christopher Kuhagen, Journal Sentinel, 12 June 2023
  • Below, what to know before booking your first family cruise.
    — Scott Laird, Condé Nast Traveler, 13 Dec. 2024
  • But this wasn’t their first family member to die after an encounter with the Jackson Police Department.
    — Rayna Reid Rayford, Essence, 26 Oct. 2023
  • The first family also spent the weekend leading into Independence Day at the retreat this year.
    — USA TODAY, 19 Aug. 2023
  • Inaugural ceremonies usually put the first family on view as the new face of a nation.
    — Jess Bidgood, New York Times, 21 Jan. 2025
  • The entire first family has been met with protesters on behalf of Palestinians during their stay.
    — Jenny Goldsberry, Washington Examiner, 25 Nov. 2023
  • Supporting him by his side and seated behind him was his family, who sported luxury outfits to brave the D.C. cold and to embody poise as the first family.
    — Sam Woodward, USA TODAY, 21 Jan. 2025
  • The first family will stay with relatives while in Marin and will keep their residence in the Sacramento suburbs, according to Newsom’s office.
    — Nicole Nixon, Sacramento Bee, 25 June 2024
  • Every first family that followed has been influenced by her approach to decor and preservation.
    — Jura Koncius, Washington Post, 21 Nov. 2023
  • The pup’s first family rehomed him after training was unsuccessful, the shelter said.
    — Zoe Sottile, CNN, 4 Mar. 2023
  • In recent years, starry book tours have become a popular move for former first family members.
    — Judy Kurtz, The Hill, 31 Oct. 2024
  • Ferrante-Gollwitzer's great grandfather opened the first family restaurant in 1920.
    — Alex Groth, Journal Sentinel, 30 Mar. 2023
  • That subsidy, while costly, has an impact beyond just the first family that buys it, Whaley-Smith told zoning committee members.
    — Madison Lammert, Journal Sentinel, 15 May 2024
  • Willow, the first family's rescue cat, can be seen in a new video shared by The Dodo, receiving a tour of this year's White House’s holiday decorations, and opening her presents, which include a small toy mouse.
    — Virginia Chamlee, Peoplemag, 20 Dec. 2023

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