family support
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
As the Great Depression undermined traditional sources of financial security — personal savings, work, family support and charity — Roosevelt made social insurance the bedrock of American retirement security.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 3, 2026
The researchers found that adults in countries with stronger family support systems reported lower levels of loneliness and experienced smaller increases in loneliness over time.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 14, 2026
The last ingredient for success, however, was family support, Contreras said.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 28, 2026
"Construction has been booming," he told AFP before withdrawing cash, crediting various family support programmes introduced for the upswing.
From Barron's ● Mar. 29, 2026
Should we be shocked when they turn to gangs for support when no viable family support structure exists?
From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
