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Meanings of great-uncle in English
Usage of great-uncle in English
1
She sparred with Houdini; she conjured the departed great-uncle of Mayor Walker.
2
Then great-uncle Philip died, and his carload of books came to us.
3
The memory of my great-uncle, the publican, Mr. Armadale-drunkin solemn silence!
4
This is Mr. Clement Searle, Mr. Searle's great-uncle, by Sir Joshua Reynolds.
5
Gaborn's great-uncle, Duke Paldane, had marshaled troops to contain the problem.
6
It only had to happen once, and it happened to my great-great-great-uncle Francisco.
7
My great-uncle, the Chevalier de Rastignac, married the heiress of the Marcillac family.
8
Rage could not bear to think of him as her great-uncle.
9
And according to Edna Burnham, you had a rather unsavory great-uncle.
10
Gerde had served great-uncle Wolfgang as housekeeper, too-foryears it seemed.
11
His last descendant in the direct line was Sybil Brandon's great-uncle.
12
Her great-uncle could not be still living, in that country he came from.
13
His great-uncle Bram Fischer led the defence of Nelson Mandela and his co-accused.
14
The first time Honi threw his harpoon, he hooked my great-uncle.
15
A former councillor of the parliament, a great-uncle of madame, Monsieur de Boisfrelon.
16
Uncle Lazare had a frightful dread of dying before he was a great-uncle.
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