"Uncle" Example Sentences
1. My uncle took me fishing every weekend when I was a kid.
2. My uncle sent me a birthday card with $20 inside.
3. My uncle worked as an engineer for most of his career.
4. I saw my uncle at the family reunion last summer.
5. He told funny stories that made everyone laugh, including my uncle.
6. My uncle lives in a small town a few hours away from the city.
7. I spent a week at my uncle's cabin by the lake during summer vacation.
8. My uncle loves to barbecue in his backyard on weekends.
9. My uncle has always been very supportive of me.
10. I went to visit my uncle in the hospital after he had surgery.
11. My uncle gave me some great advice when I graduated from college.
12. My uncle collects baseball cards and has some very rare ones.
13. I could always count on my uncle to cheer me up when I was feeling down.
14. My uncle has season tickets to see his favorite sports team play.
15. My uncle passed away last year after a long illness.
16. I remember when my uncle would take me to toy stores as a kid.
17. My uncle has a great sense of humor and always makes me laugh.
18. My uncle loves to cook and always brings delicious food to family gatherings.
19. My uncle works as an electrician and often helps fix things around the house.
20. My uncle is proud that I got accepted into a good university.
21. My uncle spends his winters in Florida to avoid the cold weather.
22. I went to visit my uncle and aunt at their home last weekend.
23. My uncle treated me and my cousins to ice cream after dinner.
24. My uncle gave me some good advice when I was struggling in school.
25. I grabbed the remote from the coffee table and turned on the television. My uncle scolded me for touching things that didn't belong to me.
26. My uncle bought me a camera for my birthday and taught me how to photograph nature.
27. My uncle ran his own successful business for most of his adult life.
28. My uncle has a collection of exotic plants in his greenhouse.
29. My uncle walked me down the aisle on my wedding day.
30. My uncle has a lot of interesting stories from when he traveled the world.
31. Even though my uncle lives far away, we keep in touch regularly.
32. My uncle was shocked when he found out I got a tattoo.
33. My uncle is always trying to set me up with his daughter's friends.
34. My uncle helped me study for my driver's license test when I was a teenager.
35. I showed my uncle the pictures I took during my recent trip abroad.
36. My uncle baked a delicious apple pie for Thanksgiving dinner.
37. My uncle used to work as a firefighter before he retired.
38. I spent a few weeks every summer at my uncle's home in the countryside.
39. My uncle played catch with me in the backyard when I was little.
40. My uncle told me stories about our family history that I had never heard before.
41. My uncle knits sweaters for all of his grandchildren every Christmas.
42. I got to meet my great-uncle for the first time at the family reunion.
43. My uncle brought me home some surprise gifts from his business trip.
44. My uncle took me to my first ball game at the stadium.
45. My uncle introduced me to some of his friends who became my mentors.
46. My uncle has season tickets to see his favorite basketball team play.
47. I emailed my uncle to wish him a happy birthday.
48. My uncle showed me how to change a tire when I got my first car.
49. My uncle's sense of humor gets me every time!
50. My uncle taught me how to ride a bike when I was seven years old.
51. I went to stay with my uncle for a week during the summer.
52. My uncle and I used to love watching old comedy movies together.
53. My uncle's philosophy on life has always inspired me.
54. My uncle never misses an opportunity to give me a hug.
55. My uncle was hard on me at times but meant well.
56. I will always cherish the times I spent with my uncle over the years.
57. My uncle gave me one of his old baseball gloves when I was 10 years old.
58. My uncle sometimes still treats me like a kid even though I'm an adult now.
59. My uncle wears plaid shirts and drives an old pickup truck.
60. I wish my uncle could have gotten to meet my children.
Common Phases
1. Close as two peas in a pod (describes
uncles and nephews with a very close relationship)
2. My
uncle's like a father to me (when an
uncle plays more of a parental role than an aunt)
3. Like a fish out of water (when an
uncle feels out of place or uncomfortable in a situation)
4. Play it by ear (when an
uncle decides to proceed without a plan)
5. Easier said than done (when
uncles suggest solutions that are hard to implement)
6. Sleep on it (when an
uncle needs time to think over a decision)
7. Once in a blue moon (describes something that rarely happens)
8. Piece of cake (when something is very easy for an
uncle)
9. Where there's a will there's a way (an
uncle's determination can overcome obstacles)
10. Out of the blue (when something unexpected happens)
11. Take it with a grain of salt (to not believe something completely)
12. Pull some strings (when an
uncle uses connections to help a nephew)
13. Feeling under the weather (when an
uncle isn't feeling well)
14. Over my dead body (an
uncle expressing strong objection to something)
15. Let sleeping dogs lie (to not stir up trouble or bring up past issues)