Want to use Uncle correctly in a sentence? These 20 example sentences show the word in context, together with its meaning and synonyms like aunt.

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Uncle in a sentence

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Uncle meaning

  1. The brother or brother-in-law of one’s parent.
  2. The male cousin of one’s parent.
  3. Used as a fictive kinship title for a close male friend of one's parent or parents.

Synonyms of Uncle

kinsman aunt benefactor helper

Example sentences (20)

Dave East and Uncle Murda keep that Harlem and Brooklyn connection strong and Troy Ave rolls with his son in style.

Across the street from the Truman home is the Noland home, where President Truman’s aunt, uncle and cousins lived.

An ambulance dropped my 92-year-old widower uncle off to his empty house and they said a carer would pop by later.

Ford’s uncle, Kevin Carriere, told that his niece started working at the bar as a dancer only a few weeks earlier.

Action, a superhero and George Lopez – who plays the star’s kooky uncle — brought Ivan Hernandez to the theater.

Dave Boyd was the bus driver for the Anderson Valley School District after Wes’ dad and uncle retired back in the 1930s.

Despite George Lopez's popularity, the creative team behind originally envisioned a very different Uncle Rudy.

Dickens said everyone can take a page from Sanders – according to memes, the Senate’s very own crazy uncle.

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Brad says he was in a business deal with his uncle, Phil Larsen, that would have resulted in a $30,000 annual profit for Brad.

Did you have conversations about how to handle Richard Sackler talking to the ghost of his uncle Arthur?

And Omid said that only Harry's uncle, Prince Edward, was concerned about the prince's mental health.

Anyway, one of the wildest coincidences is that my son and my deceased uncle share the same birthday.

Email “'It's a very sad week for our family' - Lowry playing in uncle's honour after sudden death”.

During his childhood Chris spent time on Bolton Market alongside his dad and uncle who co-owned Unsworth’s deli on the market stall.

Among those collectibles are Prowler Stashes, as Miles' Uncle Aaron (the Prowler) returns with a few riddles for his nephew to solve.

At the age of 9 or 10, my uncle would come home from high school all the time and show me raps.

Former athlete and educator Hilton Lewis passed away at the age of 104 on Thursday, according to his caregiver at the Uncle Eddie’s Home.

After residing with her aunt and uncle for a year, Veronica wanted to go home to her father.

Since his uncle had been a member and had no children, Max hopes that before he died, his uncle had named him his heir.

Dearly loved husband of the late Olwyn Burton, dearest brother, brother-in-law, uncle, great-uncle and friend.

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These phrases have their own page with example sentences containing the full combination:

Common combinations with uncle

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

  • his uncle 34×
  • and uncle 26×
  • her uncle 19×
  • uncle and 17×
  • my uncle 14×
  • an uncle 12×
  • uncle who 10×
  • uncle sam
  • uncle was
  • the uncle

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "uncle" in a sentence?
An example: "Dave East and Uncle Murda keep that Harlem and Brooklyn connection strong and Troy Ave rolls with his son in style." This page contains 20 example sentences with the word "uncle" from real English texts.
What does "uncle" mean?
Uncle means: The brother or brother-in-law of one’s parent.
What are synonyms of "uncle"?
Common synonyms of "uncle" include: kinsman, aunt, benefactor, helper.
How many example sentences with "uncle" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 20 example sentences with "uncle", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.

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