Below you will find example sentences with "family affair". The examples show how this phrase is used in natural context and which words often surround it.
Family Affair in a sentence
Corpus data
- Displayed example sentences: 20
- Discovered as a combination around: affair
- Corpus frequency in the collocation scan: 8
- Phrase length: 2 words
- Average sentence length: 23.1 words
Sentence profile
- Phrase position: 8 start, 7 middle, 5 end
- Sentence types: 19 statements, 0 questions, 1 exclamations
Corpus analysis
- The phrase "family affair" has 2 words and usually appears near the start in these examples. The average sentence has 23.1 words and is mostly made up of statements.
- Around this phrase, patterns and context words such as a real family affair with heminges, a true family affair mr harrison, daughter, wife and dowie stand out.
- In the phrase index, this combination connects with royal family, family members, family medicine, love affair, extramarital affair and alleged affair, linking the page to nearby combinations.
Example types with family affair
This selection groups the examples by length and sentence type, making usage of the full phrase easier to scan:
For others, this is a long standing family affair. (9 words)
McCreery's 2023 tour dates will be a family affair. (10 words)
Christine Brown's wedding to David Woolley was a family affair! (11 words)
Compiling the first folio was a real family affair with Heminges wife, played by Helen Pearson; daughter, Jessica Ellis, and Condell’s wife, Carrie Quinlan, all playing key roles in keeping the project on track. (35 words)
Everyone from Lady Diana to Julio Iglesias have dined there and it’s a true family affair, open since 1990 and with an amazing collection of wines in its cellar going way beyond that. (34 words)
The front row of the show was a family affair, with Victoria’s extended family joining her husband, all four children and David Furnish, godfather to two of the young Beckham brothers. (32 words)
Christine Brown's wedding to David Woolley was a family affair! (11 words)
Example sentences (20)
Meanwhile, others claimed that His Majesty would want his family to witness his coronation given that it is very much a family affair also.
Family affair: Armie carried daughter Harper, four, while wife Elizabeth Chambers toted Ford in this Instagram snap with a family friend.
The front row of the show was a family affair, with Victoria’s extended family joining her husband, all four children and David Furnish, godfather to two of the young Beckham brothers.
The sale was a family affair for George, with his two sons David and Colin attending and his three sisters and other family members providing the lunch and refreshments.
Christine Brown's wedding to David Woolley was a family affair!
Compiling the first folio was a real family affair with Heminges wife, played by Helen Pearson; daughter, Jessica Ellis, and Condell’s wife, Carrie Quinlan, all playing key roles in keeping the project on track.
Everyone from Lady Diana to Julio Iglesias have dined there and it’s a true family affair, open since 1990 and with an amazing collection of wines in its cellar going way beyond that.
Here's a look back at a classic Justified moment when U.S. Marshal Raylan Givens' search for Waldo Truth became a twisted family affair.
In a true family affair, Mr Harrison's partner Lindsey Mason manages the café, while his daughter Alexis Harrison supervises the takeaway.
It was truly a family affair for the Spensleys - will their three sons Stephen, Lee, and Jack, all becoming involved in the business.
McCreery's 2023 tour dates will be a family affair.
The new programme, entitled Chloe Madeley: A Family Affair, follows the couple's journey as they adjust to becoming parents to their newborn daughter.
The project is a family affair and is producing the horror picture.
This exhibition is a family affair for Cartoon since he handed down his talent to his young son, whose work will be included in the exhibition.
Addressing the erotic scenes, Nicole - who most recently starred in another age-gap romance, A Family Affair - admitted it is the most 'exposed' she has ever felt in front of the camera.
And, it seems Lanimers is a bit of a family affair with Lucy, a Lady-in-Waiting in 2018 and Cheryl’s dad Brian who was a Page Boy in 1962.
Community service is a family affair; I could not serve if not for the support of my wife and children.
Family affair: (from left) Ryan Dowie, 29, Brian Dowie, 60, Sean Dowie, 32, and Gavin Dowie, 29, at Pine Lodge Auction in Dunshalt prior to a sale.
For others, this is a long standing family affair.
However, one painful reality to this family affair is that it may only be temporary.