uncle

Example Sentences

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“That was never what I wanted. It’s not what my father, grandfather or uncle wanted.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

"My auntie and uncle live in Dinnington, so this is where they would bring us for a day out," he says.

From BBC • Apr. 5, 2026

And yet, Sina says, his uncle seems to be "afraid of dying" in the war and appears to have been trying to improve relations with some family members, including his own mother, Sina's grandmother.

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026

Court records show the firm represented him in 2021 after, he says, he slipped in a trail of mop water at a hotel during a trip to visit his uncle.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 25, 2026

He had just recently been sent to live with his aunt and uncle after his mother had left the hospital too soon and not come back.

From "Not Nothing" by Gayle Forman