How to use nephew in a sentence

More sentences with nephew

• The boss appointing his nephew as a director reeks of nepotism.From the entry reek
• He got a crash course in babysitting when his sister dropped off his nephew for the afternoon.From the entry crash course
• My nephew came up for the summer with my brother and co-uncle George.From the entry co-uncle
• When he plays with his nephews, he's just a big kid.From the entry big kid
• All (the) three of my nephews adore classical music.From the entry all
• Uncles, aunts, cousins, nephews and nieces are collateral relatives.From the entry collateral
• I'm not wild about the idea of a two day car trip with my nephews, but it's my only option.From the entry wild
• My nephew is named after his maternal grandfather.From the entry named
• My nephew is a little scamp who likes to leave lighted firecrackers under the lawnchairs of his dozing elders.From the entry scamp
• He finds his nephew in money.From the entry find
• My nephew tried other sports before deciding on football, which he shone at right away, quickly becoming the star of his school team.From the entry shine
• After several visits from his darling nephews, Mike's bookshelves were childproof; all breakables and valuable books had been moved out of reach.From the entry childproof
• I didn't think I'd be stepping on my sister's toes when I told my nephew to sit up straight at the dinner table.From the entry step on someone's toes
• Box said that Howard's nieces and nephews, who were in the backyard, were watching as this unfolded.2018 September 21, Ariel Zilber, “Shocking moment father and son are caught on camera gunning down and killing their neighbor in a row…. From the entry pappa bear
• As my nephew Chase liked to say of ill-behaved people, “Dude had zero chill.”2014, Michele Grant, Any Man I Want, →ISBN, page 3. From the entry zero chill
• She was even calling her derriere a "booty," because that's what her eight-year-old, cartoon-watching nephew called it.2013, Cathryn Parry, Out of His League, Richmond, Surrey: Mills & Boon, →ISBN, Chapter 9. From the entry booty
• His nephew Charles, meanwhile, had grown up in the royal household, working as a sewer, or waiter.2011, Thomas Penn, Winter King, Penguin, published 2012, page 287. From the entry sewer
• She has X Generation siblings, four Y Generation nieces and nephews and a Z Generation daughter.2010, Pierre Benckendorff, Gianna Moscardo, Donna Pendergast, Tourism and Generation Y, page ix. From the entry X Generation
• I had decided to take them, my niece, and three nephews to Disney in Orlando, FL.2009, Cleo Stinyard III, Sex, Love, & Consequences, →ISBN, page 213. From the entry Disney
• Like most of the women in her village, Ren Riqing looks after children: “This is my nephew.2008 January 30, Ren Riqing, quotee, “Urban Migrants Stranded in China”, in Deutsche Welle, archived from the original on 27 Dec 2023. From the entry Wuxi
• One day, while playing baseball with his two nephews, Carl E.2007 July 20, Dave Caldwell, “Williamsport, Pa.: Home of True Small Ball”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 26 Nov 2022. From the entry Williamsport
• Just before I arrived, Ivor had in a grandfatherly way asked to hold my infant nephew, Christopher.2006, Donald L. Gelpi, Closer Walk: Confessions of a U.S. Jesuit Yat, Hamilton Books, →ISBN, page 87. From the entry grandsonly
• Sn may in the latter case designate the uncle, the cousin, or the nephew.2003, Jean Revez, “The Metaphorical Use of the Kinship Term sn ‘Brother’”, in Journal of the American Research Center in Egypt, volume 40…. From the entry acceptation
• One was, for that it was to him given by King Edward his nephew.2003, John Foxe, John Cumming, Book of Martyrs and the Acts and Monuments of the Church. From the entry wreak
• My husband reminded me that my 3-year-old nephew had earlier called me a doodie head.2000, Korin Gould, The 100 Greatest Entertainers 1950-2000, →ISBN, page 74. From the entry doodie head
• I don’t think any aunt has ever been so besotted with her nephew.1994, Maria von Wedemeyer, translated by John Brownjohn, edited by Ruth-Alice von Bismarck and Ulrich Kabitz, Love Letters from Cell 92…. From the entry auntishly
• The stage was relit and Holly sang her song, "Family Promise," written to her baby nephew.1983 April 30, Sue Hyde, “Expanding Worldviews”, in Gay Community News, page 12. From the entry relight
• "I dare say my nephew told you a good many tarradiddles in his time.1923, Walter de la Mare, Seaton's Aunt. From the entry tarradiddle
• He was my nephew as well, so what is that?2014 June 1, David Benioff, D[aniel] B[rett] Weiss, “The Mountain and the Viper”, in Game of Thrones, season 4, episode 8. From the entry nepoticide
• When the hypothetical Gore nephew look-alike Mr.2007 January 15, Virginia Heffernan, “He-Men Strut Stuff to Romance New York”, in New York Times. From the entry nerdism
• My nephew and nieces hardly knew their maternal grandparents.2001 May 27, GOtterBMe, “Is there a time when you give up on your relatives?”, in alt.support.attn-deficit (Usenet), archived from the…. From the entry paternal
• He is survived by his devoted wife Alexandra, daughter Valery Luce Cristol, brothers Herbert and Adrian, nieces, nephews and their families.2001 February 15, “[Paid Notice: Deaths] Solomon, Samuel M.”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN…. From the entry Valery
• In the Trukese story, we have an attempt at nepoticide, for the uncle tries to kill his nephew.1995, Lowell Edmunds, Alan Dundes, editors, Oedipus: A Folklore Casebook, Madison, Wis.: University of Wisconsin Press, →ISBN, page 64. From the entry nepoticide
• He is my nephew, by the way.1995, Annabel Lee, P.I.: And Other Mystery Stories, Highlights for Children, →ISBN. From the entry moosecall
• Duke's nephew, fan of rocker Jimmy Thudpucker.1993, G. B. Trudeau, The Portable Doonesbury, illustrated edition, Andrews McMeel Publishing, →ISBN, page 17. From the entry tannist
• Ring bearer and bearess were Larry and Mary Lynn Ayers, Springfield, Va., nephew and niece of the bridegroom.1968 April 3, “Greencastle Girl Marries In Arlington, Virginia”, in The Morning Herald, volume XCIV, number 80, Hagerstown, Md.. From the entry bearess
• 'Your nephew lives with you here?' prompted Carrados.1927, Ernest Bramah [pseudonym; Ernest Brammah Smith], Max Carrados Mysteries. From the entry buffetry
• My nephew wounded a plover and as it was only slightly hurt, he tethered it with a string under the house.1919, William Beebe, quoting Edgar Beckett, “Field Notes on the Lizards of Kartabo, British Guiana, and Caripito, Venezuela. Part 3.…. From the entry salipenter
• At first the uncle declined, but when a palki was sent for them, he and his nephew entered it.1914, C. A. Kincaid, Deccan Nursery Tales. From the entry palki
• Marx had in mind the tragedy of the fall of Napoleon I and the later farce of the reign of his nephew Napoleon III.2021 January 25, Slavoj Žižek, “Debates: First As Farce, Then As Tragedy?”, in The Philosophical Salon: A Los Angeles Review of Books…. From the entry history repeats itself

Meaning of nephew

1. noun A son of one's sibling, brother-in-law, or sister-in-law; either a son of one's brother (fraternal nephew) or a son of one's sister (sororal nephew).
2. noun A son of one's cousin or cousin-in-law.
3. noun A son of one's child.

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Questions about nephew in a sentence

How do you use nephew in a sentence?

Nephew is used as a noun. For example: “The boss appointing his nephew as a director reeks of nepotism.”

What is a short sentence with nephew?

“He finds his nephew in money.”

What does nephew mean?

Nephew means a son of one's sibling, brother-in-law, or sister-in-law; either a son of one's brother (fraternal nephew) or a son of one's sister (sororal nephew).