great-nephew
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of great-nephew
First recorded in 1575–85
Example Sentences
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Workplace movies “give you very quickly an identifiable everyman or everywoman—somebody we can relate to,” says Ben Mankiewicz, the Turner Classic Movies host and great-nephew of legendary Hollywood screenwriter and director Joseph L. Mankiewicz.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 29, 2025
It was a humbling moment, his great-nephew David Snowdon told the BBC, to see hundreds of people turn out to pay their respects.
From BBC • Sep. 20, 2024
Rodrigo Basilicati Cardin, the late designer's great-nephew, told reporters the new collection was based on the colour blue, inspired by the ocean and dedicated to the protection of the planet.
From Reuters • Sep. 25, 2023
Hailama Farden, Sharpe’s great-nephew and former president of the Hawaiian Historical Society, said the waterfront blocks where the celebration of life was meant to take place are now a scene of total destruction.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 12, 2023
The very same summer that Dumbledore went home to Godric’s Hollow, now an orphan and head of the family, Bathilda Bagshot agreed to accept into her home her great-nephew, Gellert Grindelwald.
From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling
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