Recent Examples on the WebFrances spends the rest of her life trying to forestall that event – only to be found dead in her study after summoning her grandniece Annie to hear her will.—Yvonne Zipp, The Christian Science Monitor, 28 Mar. 2024 At an appearance Wednesday on Capitol Hill in Washington, Liz Hirsh Naftali — whose grandniece Abigail Edan, 4, was kidnapped after Hamas militants killed her parents, and then released in November — accused Netanyahu of putting his own political needs ahead of securing more hostage releases.—Miriam Berger, Washington Post, 18 Jan. 2024 She is survived by grandnieces, cousins, and other family members.—Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 7 Dec. 2023 Holly is survived by her grandnieces, Alexa and Ashley Jones; their father, Xavier Jones; and cousins Wanda Parsons Harris, Julie Adams Strandberg, Carolyn Adams-Kahn and Clinton Arnold.—Variety, NBC News, 8 Dec. 2023 Today, under her grandniece’s management, Fisch’s shop and museum remains very much open.—Ian Volner, Travel + Leisure, 30 Sep. 2023 The modern version of the show is more diverse: the island is run by Mr Roarke’s grandniece, Elena Roarke, played by Puerto Rican actor Roselyn Sánchez.—Nicole Froio, refinery29.com, 9 Aug. 2023 The town is populated with familiars: her brother, her best friend, a new lover, a new grandniece.—Condé Nast, The New Yorker, 17 July 2023 The other grandnieces and nephews from other families send us a text with a picture or video thanking us.—Annie Lane, oregonlive, 9 July 2023
These examples are programmatically compiled from various online sources to illustrate current usage of the word 'grandniece.' Any opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback about these examples.
Share