uncle

Example Sentences

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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

"Beyond his professional achievements, he was a loving husband, father, grandfather and uncle," the actor's family said in a tribute.

From BBC • May 14, 2026

While your brother’s widow is, no doubt, providing the care and guidance of both a mother and a father to these children, the knowledge that their uncle is also looking out for them is priceless.

From MarketWatch • May 8, 2026

Her uncle later returned to France and died fighting the Germans.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 4, 2026

His aunt and uncle are as related to him as Aunt and Uncle are to us.

From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler