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Uncles in a sentence

Uncles | Uncle

Uncles meaning

plural of uncle

Using Uncles

  • The main meaning on this page is: plural of uncle
  • In the example corpus, uncles often appears in combinations such as: uncles and, aunts uncles, and uncles.

Context around Uncles

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 25.7 words
  • Position in the sentence: 3 start, 14 middle, 3 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Corpus analysis for Uncles

  • In this selection, "uncles" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 25.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, two, aunts, beloved, cousins, estates and aunties stand out and add context to how "uncles" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include all her uncles aunties and and and his uncles leslie sharp. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "uncles" sits close to words such as akshay, amazingly and avon, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with uncles

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Chloe will be missed by all her uncles, aunties and cousins. (11 words)

Casper’s three uncles will join him if he fails to scare someone. (13 words)

How delightful to see two out-of-state uncles on Dad’s side. (13 words)

Despite his love for his family, Luke's schemes to have a good time can put him at odds with the parents in his life, like when he and Manny use their uncles' house to throw a party when they're supposed to be babysitting Lily. (46 words)

Hatton, p. 29 By 1675 George's eldest uncle had died without issue, but his remaining two uncles had married, putting George's inheritance in jeopardy as his uncles' estates might pass to their own sons, should they have had any, instead of to George. (45 words)

Carrying the torch passed down by his grandfather, the esteemed Blackjack Mulligan, his father, the accomplished Mike Rotunda, and even two uncles by the names of Barry and Kendall Windham, it seemed Wyatt was born for the ring. (38 words)

Example sentences (20)

Hatton, p. 29 By 1675 George's eldest uncle had died without issue, but his remaining two uncles had married, putting George's inheritance in jeopardy as his uncles' estates might pass to their own sons, should they have had any, instead of to George.

Again, it is my greatest honor to work for a president who is committed to our veterans, our military families, including our beloved uncles and fathers, grandfathers, aunties, moms and grandmas.

Also, the fact remains that my uncles and grandfather are famous while my parents (Alvira Khan Agnihotri and Atul Agnihotri) are not known widely.

And I remember every corner of that tiny home being filled with aunties, uncles and cousins, because there were impromptu family parties every weekend – informal social gatherings being a cultural norm.

At Christmas, our uncles at grandmas house would always make a bucket of egg nog on Christmas Day.

Bouskila Twizer said that on 29 February, 1960, ten members of her family — three uncles and seven young cousins — were killed in an earthquake that hit the city of Agadir, Morocco.

Carrying the torch passed down by his grandfather, the esteemed Blackjack Mulligan, his father, the accomplished Mike Rotunda, and even two uncles by the names of Barry and Kendall Windham, it seemed Wyatt was born for the ring.

Casper’s three uncles will join him if he fails to scare someone.

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Chloe will be missed by all her uncles, aunties and cousins.

Dave was diagnosed with cancer last year and announced it in May while on podcast The Hairy Bikers: Agony Uncles… A Right Pair of Aunts.

Despite his love for his family, Luke's schemes to have a good time can put him at odds with the parents in his life, like when he and Manny use their uncles' house to throw a party when they're supposed to be babysitting Lily.

He is also survived by aunts, uncles, cousins, and many nieces and nephews, and his dear family in Germany.

He was predeceased by his father Roger Morin; grandmother Marie Morin, grandfather Marshall Pratt; and uncles Marshall Pratt, Jr. (and wife Ita) and Richard Pratt.

How delightful to see two out-of-state uncles on Dad’s side.

Hundreds of households in Wrexham and Flintshire have children looked after by siblings, aunts, uncles, cousins or grandparents, new figures show.

I also worked with my uncles in the butcher’s shop in the Market Square until my teenage years, and when I started my solicitor’s practice in 1990 I chose Church Street.

Inspired by his high school basketball coach, Kevin O’Flaherty and his uncles, Leslie Sharp and Tony Alcoser, Allan has always believed that you can make a difference through sports.

I think three of my my aunts and uncles and my dad included, actually, but he ended up in Thunder Bay when he was one.

It’s also the land of my own forebears, and where my father, uncles, aunts and cousins grew up.

Jadis says he grew up with most of his aunts and uncles speaking the language.

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Common combinations with uncles

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "uncles" in a sentence?
An example: "Hatton, p. 29 By 1675 George's eldest uncle had died without issue, but his remaining two uncles had married, putting George's inheritance in jeopardy as his uncles' estates might pass to their own sons, should they have had any, instead of to George." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "uncles" from authentic English texts.
What does "uncles" mean?
Uncles means: plural of uncle
How many example sentences with "uncles" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "uncles", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.