cousin

Example Sentences

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When I visited, his cousin, now 104, still remembered their final conversation before he took off.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026

His cousin, Joseph Shabalala, founded Ladysmith Black Mambazo in 1960 and eventually asked Mazibuko to join.

From BBC • Apr. 6, 2026

Around 1 a.m., seven hours after Ashaal failed to return home, a cousin and brother-in-law contacted friends, hospitals and the various security headquarters in Aden.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 30, 2026

The disheveled 58-year-old, who went by Tony, was a cousin of the recently deposed Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 28, 2026

“It was a cousin and it was a mercy,” said Tante Bep.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom