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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Manning's aunt, Elsie Williams, said at the time that her niece's husband cut her off from her family members.
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Phillip M. Bailey, USA Today, 23 May 2026
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Once there, Evans said, staff told her to leave her 79-year-old aunt in the waiting room and wait outside because of capacity issues.
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Phillip M. Bailey, USA Today, 23 May 2026
Jabba’s son Rotta (Jeremy Allen White) is missing, and his aunt and uncle would like him back.
—Katie Walsh, Twin Cities, 23 May 2026
Once there, Evans said, staff told her to leave her 79-year-old aunt in the waiting room and wait outside because of capacity issues.
—Sarah Jane Tribble, NPR, 22 May 2026
Lady Amelia and Lady Eliza Spencer clearly inherited their late aunt Princess Diana's keen sense of style.
—Hannah Malach, InStyle, 22 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 26 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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