How to Use nephew in a Sentence

nephew

noun
  • This man swears in front of my nephew.
    — R. Eric Thomas, Denver Post, 4 June 2026
  • Her nieces and her nephew sat with her.
    — Allegra Goodman, Literary Hub, 11 Feb. 2026
  • Jeanne looked briefly at her nephew’s gift.
    — Allegra Goodman, Literary Hub, 11 Feb. 2026
  • Allen’s niece and nephew joined them over the years.
    — Miami Herald, 27 Aug. 2025
  • Copy him, Musk, and his nephew.
    — Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 14 Apr. 2026
  • My 4-year-old nephew, where’s his life?
    — Briah Lumpkins, Charlotte Observer, 26 Sep. 2025
  • Her nephew was learning to ride a bike.
    — Catherine Lacey, New Yorker, 5 Oct. 2025
  • My nieces and nephews were there as well.
    — Dj Siddiqi, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Rogers said her nephew had a bright future.
    — Adi Guajardo, CBS News, 28 Mar. 2026
  • The births of nieces and nephews.
    — Amy Yurkanin, ProPublica, 9 Oct. 2025
  • Froio helped raise one of her nephews.
    — Lorna Koski, Footwear News, 11 June 2026
  • Did my nieces and nephews have enough clothes?
    — Mosab Abu Toha, New Yorker, 24 Oct. 2025
  • These are your nieces and nephews and some are young adults.
    — Drake Bentley, jsonline.com, 5 Nov. 2025
  • At one point, from jail, Williams rapped to a nephew by phone.
    — Charles Bethea, New Yorker, 28 Apr. 2025
  • That's my worst fear, that my little nephew comes back like that.
    — Alan Cohen, NBC News, 27 July 2023
  • Oh, and spending time with my young nieces and nephew is the best.
    — Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, jsonline.com, 3 Oct. 2025
  • One man had a nephew drive in from Louisville to lend a set of hands.
    — Maggie Menderski, The Courier-Journal, 30 July 2022
  • Smith's nephew was 2 years old when his aunt was murdered.
    — Tony Aiello, CBS News, 28 May 2026
  • The late singer’s nephew Jaafar plays him in the new movie.
    — Kelsie Gibson, PEOPLE, 25 Apr. 2026
  • This year my 6-month-old son and 3-month-old nephew were in the mix.
    — Nathan Baird, cleveland, 26 Nov. 2022
  • My niece and nephew are no longer in the custody of their father.
    — Peter Van Sant, CBS News, 13 Apr. 2024
  • Her son and nephew had never been around so many other kids with dwarfism.
    — E. Tammy Kim, New Yorker, 16 Sep. 2025
  • Gil’s nephew — who came over and made the decision to call paramedics.
    — Kelly Davis, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Apr. 2022
  • My nieces and nephews were all at Snow League.
    — Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 2 May 2026
  • Janeth hasn’t heard from her nephew since the day before the riot broke out.
    — Washington Post, 30 Sep. 2021
  • To be with her and my dad and my brother, all of her friends, my nephews.
    — Michaela Zee, Variety, 19 Oct. 2024
  • My wife’s nephew is getting divorced.
    — Jeanne Phillips, Mercury News, 6 Jan. 2026
  • Since then, she’s been close to her young nephew, cuddling with him in photos.
    — Rebecca Aizin, Peoplemag, 21 Jan. 2024
  • Her nephew and son-in-law rushed out into chest-high water to save them.
    — Dallas Morning News, 22 Mar. 2026
  • And my 10-year-old nephew, Silas, had knitted that.
    — Vogue, 25 Sep. 2025

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