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 rapper was groomed and abused by his cousin between the ages of 9-16.
    Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 11 Oct. 2024
  • And, the man who prefers to be known as just ‘Ran,’ is a cousin to actors Ralph and Joseph.
    Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 26 Aug. 2022
  • And when Emem’s cousin tried to speak some truth into him?
    Jasmine Secrest, People.com, 11 Dec. 2024
  • How many of your bills are in your little cousin's name?
    Jack Irvin, PEOPLE.com, 21 July 2022
  • Bailey, reeling from a rough breakup, was willed out of the house by her cousin to the event.
    Victoria Uwumarogie, Essence, 6 July 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
  • The virus originated in Africa and is the cousin of the smallpox virus.
    Cnn Editorial Research, CNN, 5 Sep. 2022
  • 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
  • First to the podium was Jazmin Cazares, 17, who lost her sister and cousin in the shooting.
    Ava Sasani, BostonGlobe.com, 2 July 2022
  • There, the two sat for more than five hours before Chloe's cousin rescued the teen and her dog with the help of a kayak.
    Caroll Alvarado, CNN, 29 July 2022
  • 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 one cousin not invited happens to be one of my sons.
    Annie Lane, cleveland, 31 July 2022
  • His father, brother and cousin have all been shot and his best friend killed.
    Chicago Tribune Staff, Chicago Tribune, 4 July 2022
  • She is revealed to be Coriolanus' cousin in the prequel.
    Jessica Wang, EW.com, 22 June 2022
  • The Safis moved to Houston with the help of a cousin who worked for a refugee resettlement group.
    Kartikay Mehrotra, ProPublica, 19 Nov. 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
  • The two other survivors in my group of seven were my two cousins.
    Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 7 Oct. 2024
  • For some, like my cousin and his wife, that shift feels slightly jarring.
    Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 19 Oct. 2022
  • Going to be sitting with my cousin, y’all, in section 329.
    Laura Bauer, Kansas City Star, 16 Jan. 2025
  • According to incident reports, Moses shot her in the back of the head while riding in the backseat of his cousin’s car.
    Cristóbal Reyes, Orlando Sentinel, 29 Jan. 2025

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