How to Use cousin in a Sentence

cousin

noun

• The cricket is a cousin of the grasshopper.
• Everyone came to the wedding, including a distant cousin no one had heard from in years.
• The two other survivors in my group of seven were my two cousins.
  — Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 7 Oct. 2024
• Immersion blenders are, simply, the smarter and more useful cousin to the standard blender.
  — Elizabeth Briskin, Popular Mechanics, 27 Sep. 2022
• Much like his cousin, Kylie Jenner's son who's name is still not Wolf, Khloé son does not yet have a name.
  — Kathleen Walsh, Glamour, 22 Sep. 2022
• On the show, Jen says her father-in-law, David Affleck, is the cousin of the famous brothers.
  — Angela Andaloro, People.com, 27 Sep. 2024
• Also, this is the time to stay home and away from other people—especially people who are high-risk like a grandparent or baby cousin.
  — Maggie O'Neill, SELF, 23 Sep. 2022
• Johann Hervert, Melanie’s cousin and a ninth-grader at Bernstein, was with Melanie every morning on the way to school.
  — Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2022
• Dries Van Noten, who retired from his namesake label in June after almost four decades in fashion, is her father’s cousin.
  — Joelle Diderich, WWD, 8 Oct. 2024
• According to authorities, Chappell had been staying at the Lehigh Way home with his cousin before his death.
  — Chelsea Prince, ajc, 27 Sep. 2022
• Apple Watch is the best-selling smartwatch in the world, and the Ultra feels more like super-powered version of it than a weird, outdoorsy cousin that doesn't play well with others.
  — Brett Williams, Men's Health, 21 Sep. 2022
• His cousin and Arkansas running back Dominique Johnson tells him good things about the Razorbacks' program.
  — Richard Davenport, Arkansas Online, 22 Sep. 2022
• Je’Shawn, his cousin and another friend rode in the back seat.
  — Brett Murphy, ProPublica, 20 Nov. 2022
• One of my cousins listened for a while and then bummed a twenty spot.
  — Sterling Holywhitemountain, The New Yorker, 17 Aug. 2023
• But the tonkotsu, a close cousin to Hakata-style ramen, is the one to know.
  — oregonlive, 21 Nov. 2022
• Get the Recipe 05 Lasagna Soup Just like its casserole cousin, this soup will feed a crowd.
  — Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 1 Nov. 2023
• The man said the gun must belong to his cousin, who recently drove the truck.
  — cleveland, 15 Nov. 2022
• The cousin walked away from the edge and glanced back but did not see Edgar Garay, Carlos Garay told the station.
  — Uwa Ede-Osifo, NBC News, 2 Feb. 2023
• The very nature of a closed loop, private club runs the risk of sleeping with your cousin.
  — Neil Senturia, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Nov. 2022
• The two cousins avoid each other and do not appear to be speaking.
  — Amy Dickinson, Washington Post, 22 July 2023
• Bateman played Scott's cousin, Todd Howard, in the follow-up 1987 film.
  — Esme Mazzeo, Peoplemag, 7 May 2024
• Christopher Atkins, who played her cousin-turned-lover, was 18.
  — Drew MacKie, Peoplemag, 30 Sep. 2022
• However, Claudia managed to come up with a Plan B and the cousin saved the day.
  — Jeanne Phillips, The Mercury News, 8 Mar. 2024
• The Safis moved to Houston with the help of a cousin who worked for a refugee resettlement group.
  — Kartikay Mehrotra, ProPublica, 19 Nov. 2022
• For some, like my cousin and his wife, that shift feels slightly jarring.
  — Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 19 Oct. 2022
• So, my mom is from Little Rock, and my cousins are all from Dallas.
  — Okla Jones, Essence, 12 Nov. 2023
• Another cousin lost a hand in a blast and couldn’t get care at the hospital.
  — Lauren Dunn, NBC News, 26 Oct. 2023
• Watching from the stands were his parents, brothers, cousins, and agents.
  — Dan Schlossberg, Forbes, 29 Mar. 2024
• Swart lined up a job and his cousin spent $5,000 renovating a room for him.
  — Justin Jouvenal, Washington Post, 12 Nov. 2023
• Was Ava's night with Janine's cousin a one-night-only thing?
  — Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 23 May 2024

Last Updated: 9 Jun 2024