family Bible
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of family Bible
First recorded in 1775–85
Example Sentences
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Jones is equally adept at the delicate prose, as in this description of a well-worn family Bible: “The paper, thin as butterfly wings, was heavy with wisdom.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 24, 2026
Other items that will be auctioned off include Sherman’s uniform’s rank insignia worn during the Civil War, a family Bible and his personal, annotated copy of Ulysses S. Grant’s memoirs.
From Seattle Times ● May 10, 2024
She said she believed it had been recorded in a family Bible as March 12, 1909, The Washington Post reported.
From New York Times ● Nov. 16, 2022
In fact, three were used in the swearing-in ceremonies – Kamala Harris used both Thurgood Marshall's and one belonging to a friend; Joseph Biden used a 128-year-old family Bible.
From Salon ● Jan. 23, 2021
Great uncles were being resurrected from the family Bible and studied carefully.
From "Cheaper by the Dozen" by Frank B. Gilbreth Jr. and Ernestine Gilbreth Carey
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