uncle

Example Sentences

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The court filing also included statements from Jonathan’s two sisters, uncle, Mango’s Chief Executive Toni Ruiz, Isak’s secretary and some friends denying that the pair had a bad relationship.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026

His family left for Australia in 1970 but he has kept up with Southampton, despite the distance and time difference, through his uncle, newspapers, Tv and now, social media.

From BBC • May 23, 2026

His uncle, Ron Reynolds, was a goalkeeper who signed from Tottenham Hotspur to Southampton in the 1960s and gave him his first pair of football boots.

From BBC • May 23, 2026

That is, until an affectionate aunt and uncle, the Gardiners, intervene on Mary’s behalf, inviting her to London and a fresh start.

From Salon • May 20, 2026

Torak knew that she was missing her uncle, and probably worrying about him too, as he tracked her through the bear-haunted Forest.

From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver