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Examples of second cousin in a Sentence
Susan is my second cousin.
Recent Examples on the Web
Loggins, a Tennessee native, was a second cousin of rocker Kenny Loggins.
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August Brown, Los Angeles Times, 13 July 2024
His father was a country fiddle player, and the musician, a second cousin of Kenny Loggins, started playing guitar and writing songs in high school.
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Rachel Desantis, Peoplemag, 12 July 2024
Y’all, in this example, God is your second cousin Eddy in Detroit.
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Anita Chabria, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2024
Rudy Gay, an NBA veteran who is Carrington’s second cousin, showed him the ropes of shot creation off the pick and roll.
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Sam Cohn, Baltimore Sun, 25 June 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1660, in the meaning defined above
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“Second cousin.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/second%20cousin. Accessed 26 Jul. 2024.
Kids Definition
second cousin
noun
: the child of one's parent's first cousin
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