aunt

Example Sentences

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“She was an actress, a wife, a sister, a mother, an aunt, a friend, and she took on all those rolls with grace and a kind ferocity,” Molly Schrader wrote in her post.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 30, 2026

"You know: my cat's got a disease, my dog's got a disease, my aunt has got a disease."

From Barron's • Mar. 30, 2026

Her aunt in Anchorage even texted to let Sullivan know that news of her protest had reached Alaska.

From Salon • Mar. 28, 2026

His great aunt, Jeannette Gagnier, told the newspaper that he and his brother would spend summers with her as he practiced his English to become a pilot.

From BBC • Mar. 24, 2026

“I mean, we have to rest. We can’t fight a great evil and rescue a not-so-famous author, not to mention bird thief and Glory’s real aunt, if we haven’t slept or eaten.”

From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova