niece
Example Sentences
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In August Alex Salmond's niece said the family was determined to "defend his name" in legal action against the Scottish government.
From BBC
The writer lived and worked in her childhood home in Jackson, Miss.—tending to her camellias, doting on her nieces and quietly presiding for many years as the matriarch of Southern letters.
She expects to spend the most on her nieces and nephews.
After asking questions about her family background, Enat says the soldiers began insulting her, then threatened her niece with a gun when the little girl started crying.
From BBC
Whitten took over the conversation, as normal, yet confronted his niece when he hung up the phone.
From Los Angeles Times
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