How to Use great-nephew in a Sentence

great-nephew

noun
  • Our 11-year-old great-nephew has been gaming now for about a year.
    — R. Eric Thomas, The Denver Post, 23 Nov. 2024
  • The lefty is the great-nephew of Hall of Famer Catfish Hunter.
    — Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 14 July 2025
  • Last year, the uncle sent his great-nephew — who 15-months-old at the time — an electronic bumper car.
    — Hannah Sacks, PEOPLE, 19 Dec. 2025
  • None of those in attendance knew Schmidt personally, but his great-nephew was there.
    — Andrea Vacchiano, Fox News, 26 Feb. 2023
  • Camilla's great-nephew, Arthur Elliot, will also join the group, the palace announced.
    — Simon Perry, Peoplemag, 4 Apr. 2023
  • The billionaire also footed the bill for Thomas’ great-nephew’s private-school tuition.
    — Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 15 Apr. 2024
  • Freddy, Gus and Louis hold the role for their grandmother alongside her great-nephew Arthur Elliot.
    — Janine Henni, Peoplemag, 6 May 2023
  • In a note to his great-nephew, Isidore recounts watching the varied possessions of his former neighbors being tossed into a dumpster.
    — Katy Waldman, New Yorker, 2 Feb. 2026
  • James Niland, the great-nephew of the Niland brothers, also discussed his family’s legacy with the outlet.
    — Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 6 June 2024
  • In addition to his niece, survivors include his brother, Ervin; his sister-in-law, Audrey; and his great-nephew, Julien.
    — Rhett Bartlett, HollywoodReporter, 1 Nov. 2025
  • For Herbie Neville, Malcolm's great-nephew, the finding has brought the family together.
    — David Chiu, PEOPLE, 10 Nov. 2025
  • The outlet also reported that the billionaire paid $6,000-a-month school tuition for Thomas’s great-nephew.
    — Justin Ray, Robb Report, 9 May 2023
  • Paula Nagel watched the parade along Campbell Street with her great-nephew Alex, 5, and great-niece Amina, 6.
    — Linda Girardi, Chicago Tribune, 29 June 2026
  • Alexander’s great-nephew, a journalist named Thomas Harding, interviewed Brigitte while working on a book about his uncle’s search for Rudolf.
    — Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 Jan. 2024
  • There’s nothing stopping you from making the upcoming milestones feel special for your great-nieces and great-nephews in a way that’s specific to you, your relationship and your capacity.
    — R. Eric Thomas, Mercury News, 18 Sep. 2025
  • Among the other correspondence found by Stillman’s great-nephew is an undated note from Margaret, Elizabeth’s younger sister.
    — Ana Salas, Vanity Fair, 24 Feb. 2026
  • She has been compared to her great-nephew Prince Harry, who stepped down as a working royal in 2020 after marrying Meghan Markle.
    — Sydni Ellis, Peoplemag, 20 Mar. 2023
  • Vidal, the great-nephew of baseball Hall of Famer Hank Aaron, played a waiting game during his rookie season and well into 2025, too.
    — Elliott Teaford, Oc Register, 30 Oct. 2025
  • Meanwhile, their devoted great-nephew, Archie, is counting on the excursion to rekindle his romantic relationship with a Paris antiques dealer.
    — Karen MacPherson, Washington Post, 21 Jan. 2024
  • The great-nephew of Foulweather Jack was killed by a cannonball in Corsica, the upshot being that Byron was now the heir presumptive to a title.
    — Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 26 Feb. 2024
  • The letter, believed missing for decades, was recently found in a leather Harrods suitcase by Stillman’s great-nephew, William Westacott.
    — Ana Salas, Vanity Fair, 24 Feb. 2026
  • The assassination led to years of civil war, and Caesar’s great-nephew Octavian, who took the name Augustus, ultimately came to power.
    — Christopher Parker, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 June 2023
  • Friends and relatives of both — many of them great-great-nieces and great-great-nephews of Rowe, who had no children of her own — share their recollections, while historians, curators and collectors offer broader insights.
    — Sheri Linden, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Mar. 2023
  • In addition to Cohen, survivors include her sister, Susie; nephews Peter and Paul; niece Laura; and several great-nieces and great-nephews.
    — Mike Barnes, HollywoodReporter, 4 Sep. 2025
  • His great-nephew, Kim Nguyen, looked back Tuesday at the portraits Phuoc shot of him as a baby and reminisced about bringing his own son to see Phuoc’s work on display at a museum in Vietnam.
    — ABC News, 26 May 2026
  • In a photo The Times obtained that appears to date back to the early 2000s, picturing his great-nephew as a child, the motor coach no longer sported the sizzling orange flames and Pegasus logo.
    — Julie Tate, New York Times, 5 Aug. 2023
  • In addition to her sister, survivors include her nieces, Kellie and Kate; her brother-in-law, Jimmie; her great-nieces, Madison, Macy and Piper; and her great-nephew, Clay.
    — Mike Barnes, HollywoodReporter, 2 Feb. 2026
  • Vergne Dixon opened his first restaurant in downtown Kansas City in 1919, selling chili and burgers, according to Stephen Steffes, the current owner and Dixon’s great-great-nephew.
    — Kansas City Star, 14 Aug. 2025
  • Ben Kennedy, France’s great-nephew and the son of NASCAR executive Lesa Kennedy France, was promoted to chief operating officer.
    — ABC News, 25 Apr. 2026
  • Hockney is survived by his long-time partner and companion Jean-Pierre Gonçalves de Lima, his great-nephew Richard, his brothers Philip and John, and numerous nieces, nephews, great-nieces and great-nephews, according to the foundation.
    — Miles Socha, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019

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