An already close-knit family, the fear and the waiting have brought them even closer, she said.

They are a close-knit family living a happy life, setting an example for the entire village.

In a way it was a kind of close-knit family.

But this created a major problem in the close-knit family.

The woman said they had always been a close-knit family.

James was the second of six children and enjoyed a close-knit family.

And yet her greatest fantasy was having a close-knit, large family like she'd never had.

With their young parents, they are a happy and close-knit family.

"We are a very close-knit family, and since I became ill last year she has called me almost every day."

We were never a close-knit family in the first place.