aunt

Example Sentences

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“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 sentenced at Glasgow Sheriff Court of defrauding her aunt - who has since died - after being convicted in February.

From BBC • Apr. 7, 2026

“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

When we reach the table it’s my aunt who speaks first.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse