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
He also said Soleimani Afshar had previously shown him photos of her next to high-ranking people in the Iranian military, stating that one of them was her uncle.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 6, 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
She was all happy because his aunt had agreed to let him live with her and his uncle.
From "Not Nothing" by Gayle Forman
