nephew

Example Sentences

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A Scottish woman is calling for her brain-damaged nephew to be urgently moved from a mental health hospital in England which is at the centre of multiple police inquiries.

From BBC • Mar. 26, 2026

I say that on behalf of your aunt, but also for every other vulnerable elderly person who could do with a nephew like you.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 19, 2026

“Adriel had no medical issues that we were aware of, and his passing was unexpected and an absolute shock,” Gutierrez wrote on Facebook, alongside a video memorializing his nephew.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 4, 2026

That appeared to pave the way for the emperor's daughter to rise to the Chrysanthemum Throne, but the birth of Prince Hisahito, the emperor's nephew, the following year silenced the debate.

From Barron's • Feb. 27, 2026

Neither did Elisha usually come anywhere near the church on Saturday evenings; but as the pastor’s nephew he was entitled to certain freedoms; in him it was a virtue that he came at all.

From "Go Tell It on the Mountain" by James Baldwin