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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • In a sign of how small Boston can be, it is managed by Héctor’s niece.
    Marcela García, BostonGlobe.com, 12 Sep. 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 second one was in Las Vegas in 2017, survived by her brother-in-law’s niece.
    Imelda García, Dallas News, 7 Aug. 2023
  • Commeraw’s wife and niece succumbed to malaria; a quarter of the settlers and all the white agents died as well.
    Christopher Benfey, The New York Review of Books, 20 Apr. 2023
  • The man, along with his niece and another person, picked up Bernal and his girlfriend.
    The Arizona Republic, 8 June 2023
  • Crystal Robertson, the guardian of her 11-year-old nephew, who relies on a school bus, has turned to her adult son or teenage niece for help.
    Lauren Lumpkin, Washington Post, 7 Mar. 2024
  • My dad, my brothers, my nieces and nephews have served in the military.
    Cat Cardenas, Los Angeles Times, 26 July 2023
  • Beckham also showed off his love for his young niece on her first birthday in 2018.
    Athena Sobhan, Peoplemag, 3 Oct. 2023
  • Advice Dear Amy: My niece lives 10 states away and is getting married.
    Amy Dickinson, Anchorage Daily News, 8 July 2023
  • On flights, our neighbors told us about their own children or nieces and nephews.
    Emily Siner, NPR, 5 Mar. 2024
  • My niece and nephew, ages 11 and 6, respectively, are the center of our universe.
    Yesika Salgado, refinery29.com, 9 May 2023
  • His niece Cathy Doran said the cause was myelodysplastic syndromes, a rare form of blood cancer.
    Clay Risen, BostonGlobe.com, 19 July 2023
  • Wong's niece, Anna Wong, gave her blessing and worked closely with the brand to develop the Barbie's look.
    Terry Tang, ajc, 1 May 2023
  • During the outing, the kids could be seen hanging out with Kardashian's nieces Dream, 7, and Chicago, 6.
    Brenton Blanchet, Peoplemag, 6 Apr. 2024
  • Kafayet’s brother could not stop crying, thinking about what must have happened to their niece and nephew.
    Kristen Gelineau, BostonGlobe.com, 6 June 2023
  • However, this will affect the niece’s ability to get a loan for the remaining value of the home.
    Amy Dickinson, oregonlive, 16 Apr. 2023
  • My adult niece is in recovery from a recent crash caused by two teenagers drag racing on a highway.
    Kwame Anthony Appiah, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2023
  • To celebrate the occasion, the star shared a sweet Instagram photo of her and her nieces playing on a swing set.
    Daniela Avila, Peoplemag, 22 Aug. 2023
  • For his next trick, Butler gets his nieces—aged 4 and 6—to purchase products that are only intented to be sold to adults.
    WIRED, 19 Oct. 2023

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