uncle

Example Sentences

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With my dad and my aunt and uncle, Medicaid took everything, including their homes, to pay for nursing-home care.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 10, 2026

She said one message from an uncle that had come out of Iran during the blackout had been him wishing himself happy birthday on her behalf.

From BBC • May 27, 2026

“It’s an addiction,” says Carlos Moyá, a constant presence in the series and, it is implied, a factor in Mr. Nadal’s separation from his lifelong coach, his uncle Toni Nadal.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026

She has asked her uncle Dan to walk her down the aisle and will put a cap on what would be her dad's chair at the wedding.

From BBC • May 26, 2026

‘Your uncle does not want gossip and tittle-tattle over breakfast,’ she said tightly.

From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler