How to Use grandnephew in a Sentence

grandnephew

noun
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  • Joshua was the grandnephew of Charles Vallow, who along with Lori Vallow adopted the child.
    — Minyvonne Burke, NBC News, 12 May 2023
  • Apart from her sister, Jaudes is survived by two nieces, a nephew and eight grandnieces and grandnephews.
    — Bob Goldsborough, chicagotribune.com, 25 June 2018
  • Crow also paid for the private school tuition of Thomas's grandnephew.
    — John Fritze, USA TODAY, 10 May 2023
  • Right now two of Benedict’s brothers, four nieces and nephews, and two grandnephews work here.
    — Meadow Rue Merrill, BostonGlobe.com, 4 Apr. 2018
  • David B Haight, who was the grandnephew of Isaac Haight, one of the principal participants in the massacre.
    — The Salt Lake Tribune, 10 May 2020
  • His grandnephew succeeded him, but the monarchy ended when the war did.
    — Washington Post, 1 Aug. 2014
  • The whiskey is named after Baker Beam, the grandnephew of Jim Beam himself and a distiller who worked at the distillery for nearly four decades.
    — Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 10 Aug. 2023
  • That made his grandnephew Tyler Melnicove laugh out loud.
    — Jason Nark, chicagotribune.com, 20 June 2017
  • The swatch made the 300 million-mile journey to Mars with the blessing of the Wright brothers' great-grandniece and great-grandnephew, said park curator Steve Lucht.
    — Marcia Dunn, The Enquirer, 24 Mar. 2021
  • The swatch made the 300 million-mile journey to Mars with the blessing of the Wright brothers’ great-grandniece and great-grandnephew, said park curator Steve Lucht.
    — NBC News, 24 Mar. 2021
  • And then having all my nieces there, my sisters, and my little grandnephew, Liam, playing the little elf.
    — Gerrad Hall, EW.com, 1 Dec. 2022
  • Besides her niece, she is survived by nephew Harold Burnley, and many grandnieces, grandnephews, and cousins.
    — Bonnie L. Cook, Philly.com, 13 June 2017
  • She is survived by her brother, John and many nieces, nephews, grandnieces and grandnephews.
    — courant.com, 1 Sep. 2019
  • Burns gained a niece in Florida and nephews in New York and Tennessee as well as a number of grandnieces and grandnephews.
    — Aaron Davis, The Mercury News, 7 Mar. 2017
  • Crow also bought Thomas’s childhood home, where his mother still lives, and paid the private boarding school tuition for Thomas’s grandnephew.
    — Tori Otten, The New Republic, 5 May 2023
  • Talanei reports that Leauma was a grandnephew of the governor.
    — Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Sep. 2020
  • The cause was complications from pneumonia, said a grandnephew, Amit Brakin.
    — Emily Langer, Washington Post, 4 Feb. 2023
  • The grim tally includes an American, a Spanish man and his grandnephew, and three Italians including one man whose partner and son saw him die.
    — Donato Paolo Mancini, WSJ, 19 Aug. 2017
  • Crow took Thomas on private jet flights and yacht cruises around the world, paid private school tuition for the justice’s grandnephew and paid Thomas money in an undisclosed real estate deal.
    — Justin Elliott, ProPublica, 12 July 2023
  • Crow also gave Thomas money in an undisclosed real estate deal and paid private school tuition for his grandnephew, who Thomas was raising as a son.
    — Justin Elliott, Joshua Kaplan and Alex Mierjeski, Anchorage Daily News, 22 June 2023
  • Judith is also survived by Edith Marsden, of Massachusetts, her very best friend, and nine grandnieces and grandnephews.
    — courant.com, 15 June 2018
  • Among the revelations was that Crow paid for two years of tuition at private schools for Thomas' grandnephew, which the justice did not disclose on financial disclosure forms.
    — Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 6 June 2023
  • In addition to covering part of the tuition for Thomas' grandnephew, the news outlet revealed last month that the justice has taken vacations with Crow and traveled aboard his private jet and yacht.
    — Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 4 May 2023
  • Strebe also created a living replica of van Gogh’s ear, using DNA extracted from his great-great-grandnephew.
    — Tyler Foggatt, The New Yorker, 28 Oct. 2019
  • Siblings Ronald, Horace and Sandra, as well as many nieces, nephews, grandnieces and grandnephews, are among other living relatives.
    — Orlando Sentinel, OrlandoSentinel.com, 17 May 2018
  • May 4: ProPublica reported that Crow paid private school tuition for Thomas’ grandnephew, who the justice became legal custodian for when the boy was 6 years old.
    — Dallasnews.com Staff, Dallas News, 12 May 2023
  • The senior associate justice, along with his family, sold property to Crow, accepted trips on Crow’s private jet and luxury yachts and allowed Crow to pay the private school tuition of a grandnephew.
    — John Fritze, USA TODAY, 6 May 2023
  • Khamphong raised her grandnephew, Asia, because his father is an agricultural worker in Israel.
    — Ryn Jirenuwat, BostonGlobe.com, 8 Oct. 2022
  • Pictured are more than five kids waving at her at the Coronation Concert, so the others could be other family members—including her grand-nieces and grandnephews (the grandchildren of her sister, Annabel Elliot).
    — Town & Country, 8 May 2023
  • Beyond those trips, ProPublica has reported that Crow made private school tuition payments for Thomas’s grandnephew and bought property from the justice and his family.
    — David Voreacos, Bloomberg.com, 6 June 2023

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