uncle

Example Sentences

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That night, the boys were alone in a makeshift shed and their uncle went to check on them.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2026

“This was Talia’s uncle, Kolonimus, whose name” her father, “his half-brother, had never known.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026

“That was never what I wanted. It’s not what my father, grandfather or uncle wanted.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

After their exchange, the uncle was "very quiet… and left early", Sina says.

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026

But intellect and curiosity did not pay for bread or coal, her uncle said, and just because his sister was dead shouldn’t mean he had to feed another mouth.

From "Not Nothing" by Gayle Forman