Usage examples for nephew
-
“
Captain
Wybrow,
Sir
Christopher's
nephew
you
know,
has
died
suddenly.
”
– Scenes of Clerical Life by George Eliot
-
“
That
apparently
does
not
prevent
his
nephew
from
failing
to
remember
the
customs
that
hold
amongst
gentlemen.
”
– Men, Women and Guns by H. C. (Herman Cyril) McNeile
-
“
I
hope
you
won't
be
bored,
but
I
have
not
asked
any
one
to
meet
you,
only
my
nephew
Torquilstone
is
coming.
”
– Red Hair by Elinor Glyn
-
“
He
regarded
himself
as
a
martyr,
nay,
worse-
an
innocent
victim
of
fate
who,
entirely
against
his
will,
had
been
cruelly
dragged
into
the
present
intolerable
situation
by
the
caprice
of
his
accursed
nephew
”
– When Dreams Come True by Ritter Brown
-
“
In
the
hall
they
were
met
by
the
old
ladies,
who
expressed
their
delight
at
seeing
their
nephew
as
they
had
had
great
fear
that
something
had
happened
to
him.
”
– The Children of the New Forest by Captain Marryat
-
“
The
reporter
said
he
guessed
he
would
take
another
piece
of
that
pie,
and
some
more
coffee
if
she
had
it,
and
before
he
had
finished
them
he
had
been
allowed
to
understand
that
if
it
was
not
for
his
being
Mrs.
Wilmington's
nephew
Mr.
Jack
would
have
been
Miss
Northwick's
husband
long
ago;
and
that
the
love
lost
between
the
two
ladies
was
not
worth
crying
for.
”
– The Quality of Mercy by W. D. Howells
-
“
A
hundred
years
ago,
by
the
mere
fact
of
being
a
Cardinal's
nephew
I
should
have
been
somebody.
”
– Cæsar or Nothing by PÃo Baroja Baroja
-
“
"
Yes,"
said
Steve,
wondering
whether
the
old
man
were
the
more
moved
because
of
the
shock
of
finding
his
nephew
able
to
pay
off
so
large
a
sum
or
because
of
the "
frien'ly
dealin's
with
the
Temples."
”
– Man to Man by Jackson Gregory
-
“
He
is
weeping
because
that
man's
nephew
may
perchance
note
his
emotion.
”
– Dross by Henry Seton Merriman
-
“
As
you
know,
my
nephew
has
not
yet
been
found."
”
– The Circular Staircase by Mary Roberts Rinehart
-
“
She
wondered
too
if
Mrs.
Masterbrook
could
tell
her
anything
about
Mr.
Crocker's
nephew
Walter.
”
– Penny Nichols and the Knob Hill Mystery by Joan Clark
-
“
Nephew
make
this
request
of
him."
”
– Four Arthurian Romances "Erec et Enide", "Cliges", "Yvain", and "Lancelot" by Chretien DeTroyes
-
“
Your
nephew
is
of
the
same
noble
race,
and
well-
beloved
of
the
King;
it
is
absolutely
necessary
that
you
should
help
him....
”
– Bayard: The Good Knight Without Fear And Without Reproach by Christopher Hare
-
“
Mr.
Van
de
Werve
walked
by
his
daughter's
side;
the
old
Deodati
was
near
his
beloved
nephew
Geronimo.
”
– The Amulet by Hendrik Conscience
-
“
Nor
did
her
nephew
”
– The Diamond Pin by Carolyn Wells
-
“
And
now,
farewell,
my
dear
nephew
farewell,
and
wait
for
me
here!
”
– Marie Antoinette And Her Son by Louise Muhlbach Official
-
“
But
now
her
nephew
had
been
there,
and
all
was
to
be
altered.
”
– Victorian Short Stories by Various
-
“
Patience
Woolsworthy
asked
of
Miss
Le
Smyrger
when
that
lady
walked
over
from
the
Colne
to
say
that
her
nephew
John
was
to
arrive
on
the
following
morning.
”
– Victorian Short Stories by Various
-
“
We
don't
go
much
into
society,
in
the
usual
sense
of
the
word-
but,
I
am
sure,
to
make
the
acquaintance
of
ladies
who
help
my
nephew
so
much
in
his
work,
is
sure
to
be
an
advantage.
”
– The Perpetual Curate by Mrs [Margaret] Oliphant
-
“
I
have
another
nephew
coming
out
next
month,
and
a
fine
fellow
he
is
said
to
be.
”
– Mr. Hogarth's Will by Catherine Helen Spence
