uncle

Example Sentences

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With my dad and my aunt and uncle, Medicaid took everything, including their homes, to pay for nursing-home care.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 10, 2026

But you could argue most of the money was effectively stolen from the uncle rather than the taxpayer.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 4, 2026

Antony Martin, whose great uncle William Bray was one of Pachuca's prominent players in the early 1900s, says Bray's siblings brought some Mexican customs back to England with them.

From BBC • Jun. 2, 2026

“It’s an addiction,” says Carlos Moyá, a constant presence in the series and, it is implied, a factor in Mr. Nadal’s separation from his lifelong coach, his uncle Toni Nadal.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026

The morning after the accident, however, he is glad to see his mother and uncle when they arrive from New Hampshire.

From "Phineas Gage" by John Fleischman