aunt

Example Sentences

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I lived in the basement of a distant aunt I’d never met, and the commute from Jamaica, Queens, was over an hour.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 2, 2026

His family boarded a flight from Beirut to Sydney, sponsored by his aunt Janette, who had fled to the country earlier.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026

Harry’s aunt and uncle have been preventing such dispatches from reaching the young wizard-to-be, but the boarding school’s messenger owls are having none of it.

From Los Angeles Times • May 14, 2026

The woman to the right is Susan's aunt.

From BBC • May 10, 2026

I’d never seen my aunt so quiet, just sitting and staring out at the farm.

From "The Seven Wonders of Sassafras Springs" by Betty G. Birney