plural nieces
: a daughter of one's brother, sister, brother-in-law, or sister-in-law
Examples of niece in a Sentence
If he's my uncle, then I'm his niece.
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Along with her two nieces, Bern has two young nephews who are neurodiverse.
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Caoimhe O'Neill, New York Times, 27 Aug. 2025
Dreaming of a better life for his kids and niece, Maeve (Emilia Jones), Robbie’s pursuit of justice looks different than Tom’s, but the show pits their trajectories parallel to each other on a path to mutually assured destruction and, oddly, revelation.
—EW.com, 26 Aug. 2025
And all signs are pointing back to the church, though Honey gets a bit distracted with a new fling in Aubrey Plaza’s lustful cop MG Falcone and some family drama with her wayward niece Corinne (Talia Ryder).
—Lindsey Bahr, Boston Herald, 22 Aug. 2025
Luanne, Hank’s angelic and naive niece who filled out the Hill family, was voiced by Brittany Murphy, who died in 2009, and her role was not recast out of respect.
—Jeremy Gordon, The Atlantic, 22 Aug. 2025
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Caoimhe O'Neill, New York Times, 27 Aug. 2025
Dreaming of a better life for his kids and niece, Maeve (Emilia Jones), Robbie’s pursuit of justice looks different than Tom’s, but the show pits their trajectories parallel to each other on a path to mutually assured destruction and, oddly, revelation.
—EW.com, 26 Aug. 2025
And all signs are pointing back to the church, though Honey gets a bit distracted with a new fling in Aubrey Plaza’s lustful cop MG Falcone and some family drama with her wayward niece Corinne (Talia Ryder).
—Lindsey Bahr, Boston Herald, 22 Aug. 2025
Luanne, Hank’s angelic and naive niece who filled out the Hill family, was voiced by Brittany Murphy, who died in 2009, and her role was not recast out of respect.
—Jeremy Gordon, The Atlantic, 22 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for niece
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“Niece.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/niece. Accessed 3 Sep. 2025.
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niece
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: a daughter of one's brother, sister, brother-in-law, or sister-in-law
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