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Examples of second cousin in a Sentence
Susan is my second cousin.
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Since then, the team has added four more descendent donors—one related to Fitzjames (technically a second cousin five times removed through the captain's great-grandfather).
—Ars Technica, 30 Sep. 2024
Tom Siebel, a billionaire software developer and businessman who has donated hundreds of thousands of dollars to Trump’s 2024 campaign, is a second cousin once removed of Jennifer Siebel Newsom, the Democratic governor’s wife.
—Seema Mehta, Los Angeles Times, 6 Sep. 2024
Willie Peete was also the second cousin of Calvin Peete, one of the most successful Black golfers in PGA Tour history before Tiger Woods.
—Stephan Pechdimaldji, Newsweek, 14 Dec. 2024
In this case, that also means finding a simple, non-celebrity girlfriend (a hotel massage therapist or second cousin twice removed will do) and a simple job (working at the local feed store sounds good).
—Dalton Ross, EW.com, 21 Oct. 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1660, in the meaning defined above
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“Second cousin.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/second%20cousin. Accessed 8 Jan. 2025.
Kids Definition
second cousin
noun
: the child of one's parent's first cousin
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