late uncle
Frequency: 7.84.5 per million words
A more formal or gentle way to refer to a deceased uncle.
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- He looks so much like his late uncle.
- My mother often speaks fondly of her late uncle, who was an artist.
- The old house belonged to her late uncle.
- She inherited a considerable fortune from her late uncle.
- His late uncle's stories were always captivating.
- We visited the grave of our late uncle yesterday.
- The family business was founded by their late uncle.
- He carries on the legacy of his late uncle with great pride.
- Everyone remembered his late uncle as a kind and generous man.
- The painting was a gift from her late uncle many years ago.