uncle

Example Sentences

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

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026

Jawad Younes and his uncle, 41-year-old Ragheb Younes, were laid to rest in Saksakiyeh on Saturday after their family compound was hit a day earlier.

From BBC • Mar. 28, 2026

Simon recalled his uncle saying, “You can join, but I’m not really sure what you’re going to do.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 23, 2026

It’s an uncle, daddy, a sister, brother, kids everywhere.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 20, 2026

How terribly she had behaved, as coarsely as her uncle, whom she loathed.

From "Not Nothing" by Gayle Forman