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

When I visited, his cousin, now 104, still remembered their final conversation before he took off.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026

With him was 35-year-old Hani, a technically minded cousin who spearheaded the effort to understand how the abduction took place, and who gave only his first name to avoid reprisals.

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

Mutti took us to live with a cousin of hers in Heidelberg.

From "An Elephant in the Garden" by Michael Morpurgo