great-grandniece
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of great-grandniece
First recorded in 1795–1805
Example Sentences
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His great-grandniece blew him a kiss, and Crosley caught it before turning to the front doors of the correction center and walking in.
From Washington Post • Apr. 17, 2023
Ms. Davis fed the 25 closest relations into software called DNA Painter that predicted how they relate, to build a possible family tree: Is it a great-grandniece or a second cousin?
From New York Times • Mar. 27, 2022
“This is another one of those times where I wish I could speak with my great-granduncles,” says Amanda Wright Lane, the Wright brothers’ great-grandniece.
From Scientific American • Apr. 1, 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.
From Seattle Times • Mar. 23, 2021
My grandmother," resumes the memorandum of the Creole great-grandniece, "had often read this letter, and had recounted to me the incidents that followed its reception.
From Strange True Stories of Louisiana by Cable, George Washington
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