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Example sentences for "your uncle"

  • If a man is not palpably mad he may make as absurd a settlement of his own property as he pleases; and your assertion of your uncle's peculiar opinions tends to support the validity of the testament.

  • I feel both surprised and grieved at your uncle's extraordinary settlement," said Miss Thomson.

  • I hinted the policy of detaching, on all future occasions, the heir of such a fortune as your uncle's from the machinations of the disaffected.

  • I hope ye hae secured the approbation of your ain friends and allies, particularly of your uncle, who is in loco parentis?

  • Is your uncle's park as fine a one as that?

  • It would have been something, at least; but I am told their attendance would be thought unusual in these days, when every new and foolish fashion is introduced to break the natural dependence of the people upon their landlords.

  • Fosco made the offer to your uncle to give you house-room on the way down, and your uncle has accepted it.

  • Your uncle is your nearest male relative, and the head of the family.

  • Your uncle seems to be very attached to him.

  • I hope you'll speak to your uncle about my nephew, Mr. John.

  • Are you carried away with him as well as your uncle?

  • Before he came, I used to spend my evenings in the library, and read to your uncle.

  • Your uncle fell in getting out of a Broadway stage, and this boy happened to be near, and seeing Mr. Wharton was a rich gentleman, he helped him home, and was invited in.

  • Don't mind me, who, for the matter of years, might be your father or your uncle.

  • Your uncle, for his age, is as good a looking a man as I know.

  • You might go up with him to your uncle," said Mrs Dale.

  • If your uncle is heavy, how can Mr Swanton help it?

  • You must act according to your uncle's instructions, for it is to him that I intend to write to make all arrangements.

  • You shall sleep with her, and dine with us till we get to Venice, and then I will deliver, you into your mother's keeping, in the presence of your uncle.

  • Querini that I did not lie in saying that you had not seen your uncle.

  • Your uncle will be very much shocked," said Mrs Dale.

  • It will be fun to see you parading round in your uncle's tailcoats.

  • The trunk is in your uncle's room," said the lawyer, "or ought to be.

  • Your uncle's will doesn't seem to have given general satisfaction," he said.

  • Yet it is but a mere drop of your uncle's wealth," said the lawyer, thoughtfully.

  • But it was not that you might know your uncle that I brought you to Europe.

  • And I should have delighted to do your uncle, who seems to me a much nobler type--the American faithful still.

  • I received an invitation to your uncle's more than a week ago, and I declined it.

  • Her eyes, however, at last came back to him, just as he said very irrelevantly; "Are you enjoying your visit to your uncle?

  • Yes; we all knew it was a threat of your uncle; but we spared you the knowledge, thinking that all might yet be accommodated, and never expecting it would come on you in this sudden way.

  • Your uncle means to purchase an annuity for Jane,' she added; 'and if we could only think what to do for the Faithfulls!

  • I have pity on my aunt; I have far more pity on your uncle.

  • Now, in a matter where your happiness is at stake, your uncle and I are determined not to let our private partialities speak.

  • My love, your uncle and I, who were not always just to one another, have been united by our love for you.

  • I come; your uncle knows I am not so unobservant as you, and Mr. Talboys is kept out of sight.

  • Your uncle, with his babyish cunning that everybody sees through, has given me the only proof I wanted.

  • Well, what do you think of your uncle's veracity now?

  • Well, listen to your Uncle Stalky--who is a great man.

  • Leave it to your Uncle Stalky, and he'll have the Head on toast.

  • Your uncle's killer did that, Shirley," he said ironically.

  • I suppose," he continued bitterly, "your uncle is in high feather this morning.

  • And after Friday morning I'll not be afraid of your uncle.

  • Your uncle's friends have written me as to whether I will consent to receive Paula in our home, and in a few days, more or less, she will be among us.

  • The Pastor in the village told me that thou hadst gone to your uncle's house in Normandy, and that thou wert well-cared for.


  • The above list will hopefully provide you with a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "your uncle" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this group of words.


    Some common collocations, pairs and triplets of words:
    first course; shall seem; will amount; your account; your brother; your business; your country; your duty; your face; your great; your hands; your heart; your last; your life; your master; your mother; your obedient; your people; your presence; your reverence; your son; your soul; your way; your wife; your word; your work