cousin

Example Sentences

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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

Al-Saadi, Ashaal’s cousin, knows it’s unlikely that Ashaal is alive.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 30, 2026

Finckenstein had learned that a female cousin of his had joined Ebel’s parish.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026

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

From BBC • Mar. 25, 2026

“Yo, I’m not keeping your spot in this line, cousin, not if you’re gonna—” Kiki cut herself off.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith