happy family
Britishnoun
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another name for grey-crowned babbler
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another name for apostle bird
Example Sentences
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Mr Brennan said they were like "one big happy family" and had gone on to meet other fan groups around the country.
From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2025
There is an oppressive notion that anyone not in a happy family has failed at life.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 10, 2025
I was flummoxed, in part because they read like a Mad Lib of happy family keywords, but also because the existence of “my baby” would have been news to me.
From Slate ● Jul. 16, 2025
And what I've learned from my experience and education is that conflict is healthy and that resolution doesn't always mean one big happy family.
From Salon ● May 10, 2025
I was still waiting for Mom to pick up our argument from where we left off, while Charlie and Zooey unpacked groceries like we were some kind of happy family.
From "We Are the Ants" by Shaun David Hutchinson
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