How to Use great-nephew in a Sentence
great-nephew
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Camilla's great-nephew, Arthur Elliot, will also join the group, the palace announced.
—Simon Perry, Peoplemag, 4 Apr. 2023
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Freddy, Gus and Louis hold the role for their grandmother alongside her great-nephew Arthur Elliot.
—Janine Henni, Peoplemag, 6 May 2023
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None of those in attendance knew Schmidt personally, but his great-nephew was there.
—Andrea Vacchiano, Fox News, 26 Feb. 2023
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The outlet also reported that the billionaire paid $6,000-a-month school tuition for Thomas’s great-nephew.
—Justin Ray, Robb Report, 9 May 2023
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She has been compared to her great-nephew Prince Harry, who stepped down as a working royal in 2020 after marrying Meghan Markle.
—Sydni Ellis, Peoplemag, 20 Mar. 2023
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The great-nephew of Foulweather Jack was killed by a cannonball in Corsica, the upshot being that Byron was now the heir presumptive to a title.
—Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 26 Feb. 2024
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Alexander’s great-nephew, a journalist named Thomas Harding, interviewed Brigitte while working on a book about his uncle’s search for Rudolf.
—Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 Jan. 2024
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In a photo The Times obtained that appears to date back to the early 2000s, picturing his great-nephew as a child, the motor coach no longer sported the sizzling orange flames and Pegasus logo.
—Julie Tate, New York Times, 5 Aug. 2023
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The assassination led to years of civil war, and Caesar’s great-nephew Octavian, who took the name Augustus, ultimately came to power.
—Christopher Parker, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 June 2023
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Friends and relatives of both — many of them great-great-nieces and great-great-nephews of Rowe, who had no children of her own — share their recollections, while historians, curators and collectors offer broader insights.
—Sheri Linden, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Mar. 2023
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Meanwhile, their devoted great-nephew, Archie, is counting on the excursion to rekindle his romantic relationship with a Paris antiques dealer.
—Karen MacPherson, Washington Post, 21 Jan. 2024
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