aunt
Example Sentences
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"They prefer to speak to their aunt or uncle elsewhere in Greenland than learn Danish," Mathiassen said sourly.
From Barron's
There was another surprise win in the supporting actress category, which saw Amy Madigan win for her role as a terrifying aunt in horror film Weapons.
From BBC
At more than $18,000 a year, Greenside’s property-tax bill is far higher than the $1,100 his aunt paid annually.
But the author’s sympathies extend well beyond the girls to the stalwart, fiercely protective aunt and grandmother who raise them, plus the many people who help shape their late adolescence and early adulthood.
Lizzie worried that her mother and aunts could be accused of playing tricks.
From Literature
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
