aunt

Example Sentences

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"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

Her aunt in Anchorage even texted to let Sullivan know that news of her protest had reached Alaska.

From Salon • Mar. 28, 2026

Caroline Munro, Jordan's aunt and legal guardian, wants local health providers to get him back to his home city to be cared for.

From BBC • Mar. 26, 2026

Huerta has cycled through the stages of life in the public eye in a way that has seen Latinos relate to her over the decades as our daughter, our sister, our aunt.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 19, 2026

Opportunity was the word his aunt had used when he came to live with her, as in “Finally you have an opportunity for a real home.”

From "Not Nothing" by Gayle Forman