1
: the sister of one's father or mother
2
: the wife of one's uncle or aunt
Examples of aunt in a Sentence
He has three aunts and two uncles.
This is my Aunt Mary.
Recent Examples on the Web
Throughout the festivities with her aunt Jessica (Margaret Anne Florence), uncle Greg (Bryce Johnson), and cousin Gabbie (Antonella Rose), our heroine is plagued with crippling guilt and overwhelmed by an imminent sense that the clown isn’t finished with her yet.
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Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 26 Sep. 2024
Hollywood legend Cary Grant goes full-on slapstick as a man who discovers his sweet elderly aunts are actually serial killers.
—Gwen Ihnat, EW.com, 25 Sep. 2024
The ceremony was officiated by the Olympian’s uncle Richard Lamoureux, while her aunt made the couple a personalized wedding cake with white chocolate ganache and a buttercream frosting.
—Kimberlee Speakman, Peoplemag, 24 Sep. 2024
His aunt takes him in and raises him in the isolated countryside amidst hardship, poverty and the constant peril associated with his identity.
—Patrick Hipes, Deadline, 23 Sep. 2024
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Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 26 Sep. 2024
Hollywood legend Cary Grant goes full-on slapstick as a man who discovers his sweet elderly aunts are actually serial killers.
—Gwen Ihnat, EW.com, 25 Sep. 2024
The ceremony was officiated by the Olympian’s uncle Richard Lamoureux, while her aunt made the couple a personalized wedding cake with white chocolate ganache and a buttercream frosting.
—Kimberlee Speakman, Peoplemag, 24 Sep. 2024
His aunt takes him in and raises him in the isolated countryside amidst hardship, poverty and the constant peril associated with his identity.
—Patrick Hipes, Deadline, 23 Sep. 2024
See all Example Sentences for aunt
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“Aunt.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/aunt. Accessed 2 Oct. 2024.
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aunt
noun
ˈant 
ˈȧnt
1
: the sister of one's father or mother
2
: the wife of one's uncle or aunt
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