How to Use niece in a Sentence

niece

noun
  • If he's my uncle, then I'm his niece.
  • Your nieces and nephews think the world of you, enjoy the day!
    Good Housekeeping, 17 Apr. 2023
  • The cause was long-term heart disease, a niece, Noreen Austin, said.
    Douglas Martin, New York Times, 9 Mar. 2023
  • Chad Baus told Dateline the same thing about his niece.
    Veronica Fulton, NBC News, 23 Oct. 2022
  • Singsanong and her niece are always stressing about the rent.
    Frank Shyong, Los Angeles Times, 23 June 2023
  • Boudreaux was married to Melanie Pawlowski, Lori's niece, at the time.
    Nicole Acosta, Peoplemag, 17 May 2023
  • But the worst of it has been trying to make sense of why the bullet injured her niece and not her.
    Arelis R. Hernández, Washington Post, 24 Nov. 2023
  • The homeowner was out of town and said her niece was allowed to stay there.
    Ashley Luthern, Journal Sentinel, 2 May 2024
  • Epstein is Christie's niece, The Times-Picayune reports.
    Mirna Alsharif, NBC News, 4 Dec. 2022
  • My teenage niece and nephew for a long time would just make fun of us by typing out their tap backs.
    Michael Calore Lauren Goode, WIRED, 28 Mar. 2024
  • One of the servers said her niece’s teeth marks are still on one of the pews, from the Sunday mornings when the baby sat there, teething.
    Dallas News, 1 Feb. 2023
  • Enter: her tween-age niece and nephew, who, with the help of mini sasquatch hoodoo monsters, plot to save the day.
    Deanna Janes, Harper's BAZAAR, 4 Nov. 2022
  • When Jax loses custody of her niece to the state, the two go on the lam to find Roki's missing mon.
    Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 15 May 2024
  • Shudruk said the decision to let her nephew and niece go was not easy.
    oregonlive, 27 Feb. 2023
  • Danvers and Rambeau, her estranged niece, aren’t on the best terms at the moment.
    Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 11 Apr. 2023
  • His son, niece, and brother’s wife also were among the dozens wounded.
    Miriam Berger, Washington Post, 26 Oct. 2023
  • The cuts are putting a strain on families like Jamillah Smith and her 9-year-old niece.
    Alexis Christoforous, ABC News, 28 Feb. 2023
  • The 15-year-old, who is Blandin's niece, also has a sister who was not home at the time she was taken.
    Carter Evans, CBS News, 30 Nov. 2022
  • McGhee set out with a flashlight to find her niece, who lives next door and did not answer her phone.
    Mike Cason | McAson@al.com, al, 2 Dec. 2022
  • Her niece Frances Eckman confirmed her death but did not cite a cause.
    Emily Langer, Washington Post, 13 Dec. 2022
  • In a sign of how small Boston can be, it is managed by Héctor’s niece.
    Marcela García, BostonGlobe.com, 12 Sep. 2023
  • Her niece, Hanna Kebbede, confirmed the death but did not give a cause.
    Brian Murphy, Washington Post, 2 Apr. 2023
  • Cook’s aunt, Annette Cook, said her niece lived in an apartment about a mile away from the shooting scene.
    Jasmine Hilton, Washington Post, 7 Aug. 2023
  • One of my nieces, a 3-year-old, turned around and walked away at the sight of virtual Uncle Brian.
    Brian X. Chen, New York Times, 8 Feb. 2024
  • He was found on top of the roommate’s dog, who also died in the fire, and who Trejos loved dearly, his niece said.
    Caroll Alvarado, CNN, 14 Aug. 2023
  • Injured in the attack were Abu Sarhan’s brother, his 15-year-old niece and his 7-year-old nephew.
    Ruby Mellen, Washington Post, 5 Dec. 2023
  • The cause was heart disease, according to a statement by a niece, Noreen Austin.
    Brian Murphy, Washington Post, 10 Mar. 2023
  • The second one was in Las Vegas in 2017, survived by her brother-in-law’s niece.
    Imelda García, Dallas News, 7 Aug. 2023
  • There isn’t anything Dolly Parton wouldn’t do to make Christmas magic for her gaggle of grand- nieces and nephews.
    Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 24 Oct. 2024
  • In a 2023 Instagram post, Kendra shared photos from a visit to see her older sister and niece in Los Angeles.
    Emily Blackwood, People.com, 26 Oct. 2024

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