aunt

Example Sentences

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Spalding was born in 1850 in Byron, Ill. His widowed mother sent him at age 11 to live with his aunt and uncle in nearby Rockford, where he first played baseball.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026

“I wasn’t really planning on landing it,” he says, at which point his aunt gasps.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026

Cassidy was eventually caught in 2022 when her aunt visited her bank.

From BBC • Apr. 7, 2026

"They didn't give my aunt adequate pain relief at the end of her life," Jacqueline said.

From BBC • Apr. 5, 2026

She’s looking between our dad and our aunt like it’s one of Andre’s lacrosse matches and she’s interested for once.

From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller