nephew
Example Sentences
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According to the affidavit, her nephew, William Robbins, who lived in the house, was in his bedroom that night when he heard a loud bang.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026
Thailand's king endorsed the new cabinet of second-term Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul, with the nephew of jailed ex-leader Thaksin Shinawatra made a deputy prime minister, the Royal Gazette said Tuesday.
From Barron's • Mar. 31, 2026
Another nephew, Carlos Malpica Flores, managed the legislature’s finances, a first step to becoming handler of the family purse.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 29, 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
His nephew said nothing, and Hibiscus reached to shove him aside.
From "Pet" by Akwaeke Emezi
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