Examples of great-niece in a Sentence
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His two great-nieces — Tiana Rae Watts, 2, and Jaliyah Katherine Watts, 11 months — were shot and killed by their father in their Orange County apartment on Friday evening.
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Sara-James Ranta,
The Orlando Sentinel,
8 June 2026
This 1787 imagining, by architect and designer Felice Soave and Giocondo Albertolli, was the setting for a love affair between Giuditta Cantù Turino, the frescoist Appiano’s great-niece, and Vincenzo Bellini, Italy’s most romantic and melodramatic operatic composer.
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Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 June 2026
And Marijke Alkema, Katharine’s great-niece, credits Katharine with inspiring her to become an electrician.
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Natalia Sánchez Loayza,
Scientific American,
13 Mar. 2026
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.
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Mike Barnes,
HollywoodReporter,
2 Feb. 2026
Mcbride has now done the same for her own daughter, Bailey’s great-niece.
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Angie Dimichele,
Sun Sentinel,
19 Jan. 2026
Unfortunately, all three of her immediate family members had died, but the discovery led Liotta to Libby Doughty, a great-niece of Cuma Cleveland, who currently lives in Tulsa.
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Toria Sheffield,
PEOPLE,
18 Jan. 2026
Before the auction, her great-niece, Mara Romeo Kahlo, celebrated the significance of the upcoming sale during a recent interview with The Associated Press in Mexico City.
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Arkansas Online,
30 Nov. 2025
Before the auction, her great-niece, Mara Romeo Kahlo, celebrated the significance of the upcoming sale during a recent interview with The Associated Press in Mexico City.
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Hannah Schoenbaum,
Fortune,
24 Nov. 2025
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Sara-James Ranta,
The Orlando Sentinel,
8 June 2026
This 1787 imagining, by architect and designer Felice Soave and Giocondo Albertolli, was the setting for a love affair between Giuditta Cantù Turino, the frescoist Appiano’s great-niece, and Vincenzo Bellini, Italy’s most romantic and melodramatic operatic composer.
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Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 June 2026
And Marijke Alkema, Katharine’s great-niece, credits Katharine with inspiring her to become an electrician.
—
Natalia Sánchez Loayza,
Scientific American,
13 Mar. 2026
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.
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Mike Barnes,
HollywoodReporter,
2 Feb. 2026
Mcbride has now done the same for her own daughter, Bailey’s great-niece.
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Angie Dimichele,
Sun Sentinel,
19 Jan. 2026
Unfortunately, all three of her immediate family members had died, but the discovery led Liotta to Libby Doughty, a great-niece of Cuma Cleveland, who currently lives in Tulsa.
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Toria Sheffield,
PEOPLE,
18 Jan. 2026
Before the auction, her great-niece, Mara Romeo Kahlo, celebrated the significance of the upcoming sale during a recent interview with The Associated Press in Mexico City.
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Arkansas Online,
30 Nov. 2025
Before the auction, her great-niece, Mara Romeo Kahlo, celebrated the significance of the upcoming sale during a recent interview with The Associated Press in Mexico City.
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Hannah Schoenbaum,
Fortune,
24 Nov. 2025
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“Great-niece.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/great-niece. Accessed 28 Jun. 2026.
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