aunt

Example Sentences

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She had come to look for her aunt, but in the end identified her 37-year-old nephew by his tattoo.

From BBC • Jul. 3, 2026

She is holding on to that hope for her 20-year-old brother and 91-year-old aunt who remain missing.

From Barron's • Jul. 1, 2026

Jolie’s mother had breast cancer and died of ovarian cancer, and her aunt, who had the same BRCA1 gene defect as Jolie, died of breast cancer three months after Jolie’s operation.

From Salon • Jun. 29, 2026

Bafta award-winner Tremarco, 49, will play John Lennon's aunt Mimi Smith, who brought him up.

From BBC • Jun. 25, 2026

Pa and Aunt Pretty and even Sal listened in silence, except for an occasional “My word,” or “I never heard that!” from my aunt, who stopped crocheting entirely by the third Wonder.

From "The Seven Wonders of Sassafras Springs" by Betty G. Birney