uncle

[ˈʌŋkl]

Definition:
1. The brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt.
2. A source of help and advice and encouragement.

Use 'uncle' in a sentence:

1. My uncle taught me to juggle.
2. She's not been on speaking terms with her uncle for years.
3. He spent holidays at the 300-acre estate of his aunt and uncle.
4. I knew how unbalanced Paula had been since my uncle Peter died.
5. My Uncle Jim had a high fever.
6. Your uncle asked after you.
7. I've just become an uncle (= because your brother/sister has had a baby) .
8. I'll go to see your uncle presently.
9. Uncle Tom looked hot after his walk.
10. I went camping with uncle Mike.
11. Mr. Craven is my uncle.
12. His uncle is dead, but his auntie still lives here.
13. Uncle Harry is terminally ill with cancer.
14. My uncle was a Falstaffian figure.
15. An e-mail from Uncle Fred arrived.
16. There's been no trace of my aunt and uncle.
17. He began to talk about the Ukraine of his uncle's day.
18. He made great play of the fact that his uncle was a duke.
19. After an exile of eight years her uncle returned to Cairo.
20. My uncle's branch of the family emigrated to Canada.
21. My uncle is my nearest relative.
22. Jackson is leaning over backwards to persuade his wealthy uncle.
23. He was an orphan and lived with his uncle.
24. My uncle John was your uncle John?
25. My uncle is a bus driver.
26. Suddenly an idea rushed into my head, " Why not ask Uncle Mark for help?
27. Uncle Richard intoned a chapter from the Bible and improvised a prayer.
28. While he was at the university, an uncle maintained him in clothing.
29. When Jim's uncle retired from the railway company, he was given a gold watch.
30. Auntie and Uncle suggested she serve in the shop.
31. I don't have much contact with my uncle.
32. She was placed in the care of an uncle.
33. He is my maternal uncle.
34. To the radical blacks of the Sixties, he was an Uncle Tom.
35. Auntie Hilda and Uncle Jack couldn't fuss over them enough.
36. Uncle, pa wants to see you.
37. The letter mentioned my great-aunt and uncle only incidentally.
38. This is the Uncle Zhang we're always talking about.
39. He was playing chess with his uncle.
40. A market researcher called at the house where my uncle was living.
41. She is expected to be subservient to her uncle.
42. Here's a way of barbecuing corn-on-the-cob that I learned from my uncle.
43. My uncle give me money! Pigs might fly!
44. I'm going to visit my uncle.
45. Uncle Herbert never argued, never spoke up for himself.
46. Jim's uncle cut him off without a penny.
47. They are ready to defend themselves against Uncle Sam's imperialist policies.
48. He came to work for Uncle Julian and learn the business from the ground up.
49. Uncle Jim took the air rifle and went on a recce to the far end of the quarry.
50. They are not really my aunt and uncle.
51. Her uncle cozened her out of her inheritance.
52. In the play, a wicked old uncle acts as a foil to the noble young prince.
53. He vacated the flat and went to stay with an uncle.
54. Uncle Geooge got a black eye for ogling a lady in the pub.
55. Please come in, Uncle Fred.
56. For years we were taught that Uncle Sam and foreign investment were the problem.
57. My uncle was the mayor of Memphis.
58. Uncle Sebastian used to tease Mother and Daddy unmercifully that all they could produce was girls.
59. She came into a fortune when her uncle died.
60. He owed$ 20 000 in tax to Uncle Sam.
61. A telegram from Uncle Fred arrived.
62. We have had problems in our family that I didn't dare tell Uncle.
63. My uncle has become quite an institution at the club!
64. I expect to see my uncle.
65. Uncle Paul and I hardly know each other.
66. We sat down to a wonderful meal prepared by my uncle.
67. He tracked down his cousin and uncle. The latter was sick.
68. Tim, may I introduce you to my uncle's secretary, Mary Waller?
69. Don't worry, Uncle Tim, your future is safe in our hands.