grandnephew

noun

grand·neph·ew | \ ˈgran(d)-ˈnef-(ˌ)yü

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, chiefly British -ˈnev- \

Definition of grandnephew

: a grandson of one's brother or sister

Examples of grandnephew in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The swatch made the 300 million-mile journey to Mars with the blessing of the Wright brothers’ great-grandniece and great-grandnephew, said park curator Steve Lucht. — NBC News, "Part of Wright brothers’ 1st airplane on NASA’s Mars chopper," 24 Mar. 2021 The swatch made the 300 million-mile journey to Mars with the blessing of the Wright brothers' great-grandniece and great-grandnephew, said park curator Steve Lucht. — Marcia Dunn, The Enquirer, "From Ohio to Mars: Part of Wright brothers' first plane on NASA's Mars chopper," 24 Mar. 2021 David B Haight, who was the grandnephew of Isaac Haight, one of the principal participants in the massacre. — The Salt Lake Tribune, "How an accidental historian won over critics and shed light on two of Mormonism’s darkest hours," 10 May 2020 In my case, my 2-year-old grandnephew, James, lives in Duluth, not far from the terminus of Enbridge's Line 3 — a 1,000-mile pipeline being constructed to deliver tar-sands oil from Alberta. — Jack Uldrich, Star Tribune, "Ebenezer Scrooge, Line 3 and me (and all of us, every one)," 17 Dec. 2020 Talanei reports that Leauma was a grandnephew of the governor. — Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, "Longtime North County resident dies in crash in American Samoa," 17 Sep. 2020 Kennedy, a rising star in the Democratic Party, is the grandson of the late senator and U.S. Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy and grandnephew of the late President John F. Kennedy. — Paul Steinhauser, Fox News, "Kennedy dynasty on the line in Senate primary showdown against AOC-backed Markey," 1 Sep. 2020 Among those speaking in support of the pardon was Duluth police Chief Mike Tusken, a grandnephew of Irene Tusken's. — NBC News, "Minnesota pardons Black man in century-old lynching case," 12 June 2020 And he is survived by 13 grandnieces and grandnephews. — Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press, "Kroger worker James Andres dies of coronavirus at 60," 11 May 2020

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“Grandnephew.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/grandnephew. Accessed 17 May. 2021.

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