granddad

Example Sentences

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The rain pours down so often that you can’t help but snort when the film cuts to Whitford’s granddad angrily watering his lawn.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 12, 2026

Student Ella told the BBC that losing her granddad during Covid had made her value spending more time with her grandma.

From BBC • Sep. 14, 2025

The birth of his first child has apparently given Shohei Ohtani granddad strength.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 26, 2025

Alatorre’s daughter, Melinda, praised him as a “great granddad and dog dad.”

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 9, 2024

“Bud,” she said, “Mr. C.—excuse me, your granddad didn’t know anything about you. No one knew where your mother had gone.”

From "Bud, Not Buddy" by Christopher Paul Curtis