My paternal uncle taught me how to fish when I was a child.

I discovered that my half-uncle had served in the navy before I was born.

They labeled him an Uncle Tom for always siding with the white owners against his own community.

When the economy faltered, Uncle Sam stepped in with a large stimulus package.

The older kids kept teasing him until he finally cried uncle and admitted he couldn't do it.

My great uncle taught me how to fish every summer when I visited his cottage.

My grand-uncle taught me how to carve wooden figurines every summer.

My great-uncle taught me how to carve wooden spoons when I was a child.

After months of delays, Uncle Whiskers approved the new stimulus package and released the funds.

At the family reunion, my double uncle — who is both my father's brother and my mother's brother-in-law — told us stories about our grandparents.