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
Leffmann’s great-grandniece, Laurel Zuckerman, sued the Metropolitan Museum in 2016, claiming it was a bargain-basement sale price that reflected the family’s desperation to flee Europe.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 16, 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
"It's a horrific story... his parents never got over it," said his great-grandniece Ms Leeson.
From BBC ● Nov. 20, 2020
Perhaps I could persuade them that the great-grandniece of Cassius Cato would be a deserving object of their consideration.
From Kit of Greenacre Farm by Izola L. (Izola Louise) Forrester
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