Sentence examples for aloof uncle from inspiring English sources

Also look for Michael Redgrave as the children's aloof uncle (whatever his faults, he's wise enough to stay away).

Dickens' famous tale of the orphan Pip, the strange, fixated Miss Havisham, the beautiful, aloof Estella, kindly Joe, the blacksmith, odious Uncle Pumblechook, and the odd twists of fate that happen as a result of one terrifying encounter on the Kent marshes, is captivating.

A patrician, slightly aloof figure with a love of British countryside pursuits (golfing, shooting), he was nicknamed "Uncle Arthur" by his employees.

They speak of Uncle Sam as though he were a rich relative, if a distant and rather aloof one.

Style: Aloof, patrician.

She remained aloof.

Meanwhile, Mr. Karzai seemed aloof.

"I ain't aloof".

The aloof doctor".

Some call him aloof.

Aloof, they call him.