uncle

Example Sentences

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In November, after learning that a beloved uncle had died, Martinez left the motel for several days — and didn’t “want to be around anybody.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 5, 2026

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

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026

And yet, Sina says, his uncle seems to be "afraid of dying" in the war and appears to have been trying to improve relations with some family members, including his own mother, Sina's grandmother.

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026

Court records show the firm represented him in 2021 after, he says, he slipped in a trail of mop water at a hotel during a trip to visit his uncle.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 25, 2026

“It sounds like your uncle Freddy has gotten off a shot.”

From "The Unseen Guest" by Maryrose Wood