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

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

Ellis and Tom are shipped off to Vietnam, leaving June and her newborn with June’s mom and aunt.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2026

Orozco, who is Rivas' niece, spent five years making a documentary about her aunt, which was screened at the 2017 Berlin Film Festival.

From BBC • Apr. 7, 2026

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

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse