Wondering how to use Niece in a sentence? Below are 10+ example sentences from authentic English texts. Including the meaning and synonyms such as kinswoman or nephew.
Niece meaning
- A daughter of one’s sibling, brother-in-law, or sister-in-law; either the daughter of one's brother ("fraternal niece"), or of one's sister ("sororal niece").
- A daughter of one’s cousin or cousin-in-law
Using Niece
- The main meaning on this page is: A daughter of one’s sibling, brother-in-law, or sister-in-law; either the daughter of one's brother ("fraternal niece"), or of one's sister ("sororal niece"). | A daughter of one’s cousin or cousin-in-law
- Useful related words include: kinswoman, nephew.
- In the example corpus, niece often appears in combinations such as: her niece, his niece, niece and.
Context around Niece
- Average sentence length in these examples: 22 words
- Position in the sentence: 0 start, 15 middle, 5 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Niece
- In this selection, "niece" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 22 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, surviving, great, irresponsible, bertha, suddenly and maria stand out and add context to how "niece" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include bring her niece and let and bring his niece bertha rheinfeldt. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "niece" sits close to words such as alexandra, apologised and benedict, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with niece
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
He is survived by his niece, Lisa Moody. (8 words)
Always in our thoughts and prayers, your niece Maria and her family. (12 words)
A statement from Mr Huntley's niece, Amanda Lewis, said: “We were like brother and sister. (16 words)
I met one woman who told me that her sister, brother-in-law and niece had all died of cancer, and on top of all that, her last surviving niece also had cancer,” the Union for Hope representative said. (39 words)
By no means does she imitate the tough, scary attitude of her brother-in-law and his thugs -- instead, she is gentle and friendly with Toru, and she gives him emotional support while caring for her niece. (37 words)
For Susan, it will be her second marathon after completing the Edinburgh event in 2017, while her niece will be looking to complete the more than 26-mile course for the first time. (33 words)
Example sentences (20)
I met one woman who told me that her sister, brother-in-law and niece had all died of cancer, and on top of all that, her last surviving niece also had cancer,” the Union for Hope representative said.
The General was supposed to bring his niece, Bertha Rheinfeldt, to visit the two, but the niece suddenly died under mysterious circumstances.
A body has been found in the search for missing man David Newby, his niece has confirmed.
According to sources, Bashir Jamoh is married to former President Muhammadu Buhari’s niece and his first daughter is married to Buhari’s nephew.
Always in our thoughts and prayers, your niece Maria and her family.
And since then, whenever May visited her house, her niece loved going through her closet and looking at all of the clothing.
A statement from Mr Huntley's niece, Amanda Lewis, said: “We were like brother and sister.
At one point, he cryptically responds to his niece’s question of when they can visit the sea with, “Next time.
But although he does not have children, Fox thinks about his great-niece whom he promised he'd pay for her college.
By no means does she imitate the tough, scary attitude of her brother-in-law and his thugs -- instead, she is gentle and friendly with Toru, and she gives him emotional support while caring for her niece.
Charles Vallow was shot and killed in 2019, but her niece’s ex survived an attempt later that year.
Craig Roberts, 48, became violent and aggressive and took a knife to the man, who he didn't know, when the victim arrived at Roberts' tent with his niece.
Curtis plays Vivian "Viv" Ashe, Chloe's owner, who leaves her pet with her irresponsible niece, triggering the debacle.
Died peacefully in her sleep on December 10th in Rugby with her niece at her side.
During a hospital stay following the seizure, Miss Moore-Martin confided in her niece about her relationship with Field and the writing on the mirrors.
Following the funeral, Richard’s niece Vienna sang a rendition of Easy on Me by Adele.
Ford’s uncle, Kevin Carriere, told that his niece started working at the bar as a dancer only a few weeks earlier.
For Susan, it will be her second marathon after completing the Edinburgh event in 2017, while her niece will be looking to complete the more than 26-mile course for the first time.
He is survived by his niece, Lisa Moody.
Her aunt and uncle asked if she could bring her niece and let her sell some of her work as well.
Common combinations with niece
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- her niece 44×
- his niece 28×
- niece and 25×
- my niece 13×
- and niece 12×
- niece of 10×
- -year-old niece 10×
- the niece 9×
- your niece 8×
- niece who 7×