How to Use cousin in a Sentence

cousin

noun
  • The cricket is a cousin of the grasshopper.
  • Everyone came to the wedding, including a distant cousin no one had heard from in years.
  • So my cousin would say, come on.
    — AFAR Media, 11 May 2026
  • Over the years, dozens of my cousins worked for her.
    — Eythana Miller, The Dial, 23 June 2026
  • Don't mix up this bright green soup up with its split pea cousin.
    — Ginger Crichton, Midwest Living, 1 Apr. 2026
  • My cousin had asked for a love story.
    — Literary Hub, 1 May 2026
  • Sitting is the cousin of death.
    — Eva Flowe april 27, Charlotte Observer, 27 Apr. 2026
  • My husband and one of the men are cousins.
    — R. Eric Thomas, Washington Post, 18 Mar. 2026
  • His cousin drowned in the quarry!
    — Jessica M. Goldstein, Vulture, 17 Apr. 2026
  • One of the men is my husband’s cousin.
    — R. Eric Thomas, Mercury News, 18 Mar. 2026
  • Besides, my cousin is cool with it.
    — Sam Lipsyte, New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2025
  • The two cousins brawled back to ringside.
    — Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 31 May 2026
  • Those things piss off people like my cousins.
    — Carlos De Loera, Los Angeles Times, 29 May 2026
  • Your grandma and your cousin would love these songs.
    — New York Times, 28 Apr. 2026
  • My son’s cousins have siblings, too.
    — Angela Hatem, Parents, 10 Feb. 2026
  • Last year, my cousin was that person for me again.
    — Marielle Segarra, NPR, 24 Oct. 2025
  • This job fell to Tedo’s cousin, Misha.
    — Lori Rackl, Boston Herald, 31 May 2026
  • My mother held my dead aunt’s sons—my cousins—and cried.
    — Literary Hub, 25 Sep. 2025
  • Only Zara was there out of the cousins.
    — Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 13 May 2026
  • What is the name of Dora’s cousin?
    — Marilyn La Jeunesse, Parents, 9 Apr. 2026
  • Teddy’s lives with his cousin Don.
    — Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 2 Nov. 2025
  • Three young girls were buried side by side, two of whom were likely cousins.
    — ABC News, 17 June 2026
  • Still, his cousin says Jiménez is resilient.
    — Laura Rodríguez Presa, Chicago Tribune, 9 Mar. 2026
  • Maybe your friend makes the best salad, or your cousin wants to bring a dessert.
    — Allison Palmer, Miami Herald, 3 Nov. 2025
  • The cousin and his wife were notified about his death.
    — R. Eric Thomas, Chicago Tribune, 28 Apr. 2026
  • Their 15-year-old cousin would be coming.
    — Hannah Sacks, PEOPLE, 16 Sep. 2025
  • The child was also the cousin of the suspect.
    — Tim Fang, CBS News, 20 Apr. 2026
  • Their tail is also more rounded than their cousins.
    — Ken Perrotte, Outdoor Life, 4 June 2026
  • His cousin lost his only son in the protest massacre.
    — Caitlin McGlade, Charlotte Observer, 17 Mar. 2026
  • Wilson said her cousin was also raped and hit on the head.
    — Amy Lavalley, Chicago Tribune, 30 Aug. 2025

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