1
: the sister of one's father or mother
2
: the wife of one's uncle or aunt
Examples of aunt in a Sentence
He has three aunts and two uncles.
This is my Aunt Mary.
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My aunt and uncle, who live in Santa Fe—home to the International Folk Art Market, one of the largest such festivals in the world (the next one is July 9-12)—are devoted flea-market pickers and collectors of antique oddities.
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Sheldon Pearce, New Yorker, 15 May 2026
Harry’s aunt and uncle have been preventing such dispatches from reaching the young wizard-to-be, but the boarding school’s messenger owls are having none of it.
—Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 14 May 2026
And many portray their real-life experience, such as soldiers appearing in the film as soldiers, and Fariala’s aunt playing herself.
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The Guardian reported that police alleged Ingram fired at least three shots into the vehicle before later fatally shooting Sophie’s aunt at a nearby property.
—Christina Coulter, PEOPLE, 14 May 2026
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Sheldon Pearce, New Yorker, 15 May 2026
Harry’s aunt and uncle have been preventing such dispatches from reaching the young wizard-to-be, but the boarding school’s messenger owls are having none of it.
—Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 14 May 2026
And many portray their real-life experience, such as soldiers appearing in the film as soldiers, and Fariala’s aunt playing herself.
—Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 14 May 2026
The Guardian reported that police alleged Ingram fired at least three shots into the vehicle before later fatally shooting Sophie’s aunt at a nearby property.
—Christina Coulter, PEOPLE, 14 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for aunt
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“Aunt.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/aunt. Accessed 17 May. 2026.
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aunt
noun
ˈant 
ˈȧnt
1
: the sister of one's father or mother
2
: the wife of one's uncle or aunt
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