How to Use first cousin in a Sentence

first cousin

noun
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  • The night Donna was attacked, Regan’s first cousin held a stag party for his friends.
    — Ruth Padawer, New York Times, 19 June 2018
  • Seven survivors — three brothers and four of their first cousins — were left to bear the weight of those losses, and more: Every one of them lost a leg, and two lost both.
    — New York Times, 3 June 2018
  • The information about the two men, one black and one white, came from a black man Tony Bryant — first cousin of basketball great Kobe Bryant.
    — Glenn Kessler, Washington Post, 14 June 2024
  • Also killed were their visiting first cousins: Andre, 1, and Patience Malleck, 6 months.
    — Max Londberg, kansascity, 12 June 2018
  • The bride's father, Prince Michael of Kent, is the queen's first cousin.
    — Erica Gonzales, Harper's BAZAAR, 18 May 2019
  • The three were joined by the Queen's first cousin, Princess Alexandra (not pictured).
    — Emily Burack, Town & Country, 18 May 2022
  • One of the county’s two deaths was his father-in-law’s first cousin.
    — Washington Post, 20 Aug. 2020
  • Lady Gabriella is the daughter of Prince Michael of Kent, who is first cousins with the queen.
    — Nicole Saunders, Harper's BAZAAR, 21 May 2019
  • Her mom, my first cousin, was always like a cool auntie to me.
    — Kathleen Newman-Bremang, refinery29.com, 28 Oct. 2021
  • Lady Pamela, now 93 years old, is Prince Philip's first cousin.
    — Town & Country, 29 Nov. 2022
  • Dana Brouillette, a first cousin of Laborde, was there that day.
    — Christina Carrega, CNN, 5 Jan. 2021
  • Same for his first cousin, Reginald, and same for Earl’s son and grandsons.
    — Cynthia Greenlee, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 Jan. 2023
  • Grand Duke Henri and King Philippe, 64, are first cousins and share back-to-back birthdays.
    — Janine Henni, Peoplemag, 19 Apr. 2024
  • Abbe wanted to see her mom who is my first cousin Jackie.
    — Ellyn Laub, Sun Sentinel, 2 Feb. 2023
  • Greco, for one, had an early look at the skillset of Lazzaro, his first cousin.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 10 May 2021
  • The duke is the queen’s first cousin and a full-time working member of the British royal family.
    — Washington Post, 16 Apr. 2021
  • My husband and my son (her first cousin) feel slighted.
    — Abigail Van Buren, oregonlive, 10 Jan. 2022
  • His is a first cousin of legendary country singer Charley Pride, who passed away late last year.
    — Lici Beveridge, USA Today, 17 Feb. 2021
  • My first cousins and their dad, Stanley Drescher, had clocks made all over the town where the Zaslav kids lived.
    — Katie Kilkenny, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Dec. 2023
  • But something money can't buy is 100 first cousins in LA.
    — Danielle Sinay, Glamour, 21 Sep. 2023
  • He and a score of first cousins spent summers there, and Rose eventually bought his own home on the lake.
    — Josh Baugh, ExpressNews.com, 13 Oct. 2019
  • The genetic markers in your body are closer to those of your first cousin than your third.
    — Nicholas Thompson, Wired, 2 Nov. 2020
  • The testing linked the body to a first cousin of Rodriguez, authorities said.
    — From Usa Today Network and Wire Reports, USA TODAY, 27 May 2022
  • Alex Taylor, who has been a chief fundraiser for Cop City, is Chambers’ first cousin.
    — David Peisner, Rolling Stone, 24 Mar. 2024
  • Jenny Beshear Sewell is a first cousin of the former governor.
    — orlandosentinel.com, 16 Dec. 2021
  • The acoustic ax in question was given to a young Riley B. King by his mother’s first cousin in 1931.
    — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 25 Aug. 2022
  • Margaret and the Queen are first cousins, and were frequent playmates during their childhoods.
    — Maggie Maloney, Town & Country, 9 Sep. 2018
  • His first wife, who is also his first cousin, retained the title of princess even after their divorce in 1991.
    — Hannah Beech, New York Times, 6 Nov. 2019
  • Harris, her boyfriend, Cedric Johnson, and her first cousin, Asia Humphrey, were also at the club, but left and stopped at a nearby grill to get something to eat.
    — Carol Robinson | Crobinson@al.com, al, 23 Feb. 2023
  • On the line was Grisanti’s first cousin, detective Mark Costantino, who asked the judge to explain what happened.
    — Washington Post, 15 Oct. 2020

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