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My great-aunt and great-uncle had built this house along with my grandfather.
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Bo Evans,
CBS News,
30 June 2026
For more than 25 years, Morrison has painstakingly researched the Bethlehem Steel club, compiling thousands of articles on his website about a team history had largely forgotten and where two of his great-uncles played.
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Stuart James,
New York Times,
29 June 2026
Who wants your great-uncle to be your landlord?
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Erin Vanderhoof,
Vanity Fair,
12 June 2026
Those owners were McKim Boyd’s great-uncles, and now Boyd himself runs the family business that his great-grandparents acquired in 1918.
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Arati Menon,
Condé Nast Traveler,
7 June 2026
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Bo Evans,
CBS News,
30 June 2026
For more than 25 years, Morrison has painstakingly researched the Bethlehem Steel club, compiling thousands of articles on his website about a team history had largely forgotten and where two of his great-uncles played.
—
Stuart James,
New York Times,
29 June 2026
Who wants your great-uncle to be your landlord?
—
Erin Vanderhoof,
Vanity Fair,
12 June 2026
Those owners were McKim Boyd’s great-uncles, and now Boyd himself runs the family business that his great-grandparents acquired in 1918.
—
Arati Menon,
Condé Nast Traveler,
7 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for great-uncle
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“Great-uncle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/great-uncle. Accessed 2 Jul. 2026.
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