aunt

Example Sentences

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So my family decided to send me to live with my second aunt.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 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

Cassidy was eventually caught in 2022 when her aunt visited her bank.

From BBC • Apr. 7, 2026

John Kilcoyne, defending, told the sentencing that his client maintained her innocence and that she had permission from her aunt to take the money.

From BBC • Apr. 7, 2026

As we left Coogie told my aunt, “Better not expect him for lunch.”

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