cousin

Example Sentences

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Over a dinner of noodles made from fish and sweet-potato powder, a local delicacy, my grandfather’s aged cousin raised a glass of homemade rice wine to me: “Come home often.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026

His cousin, Joseph Shabalala, founded Ladysmith Black Mambazo in 1960 and eventually asked Mazibuko to join.

From BBC • Apr. 6, 2026

Around 1 a.m., seven hours after Ashaal failed to return home, a cousin and brother-in-law contacted friends, hospitals and the various security headquarters in Aden.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 30, 2026

Elmore remembers asking that very question of her cousin before his final days.

From BBC • Mar. 25, 2026

Once we arrived in Institute, Daddy took us to the home of Mama’s cousin Nannie and her husband, who could rent us a house.

From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson