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.