granddaddy
Example Sentences
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“The Gulf is still the granddaddy,” said Clark Williams-Derry, an energy industry analyst with the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis.
From Los Angeles Times
“It’s the granddaddy of them all. My mom always said she wanted me to play at Wimbledon. ... This is definitely one of the most coveted trophies right here.”
From Los Angeles Times
There are loads of conspiracy theories out there, the granddaddy of them all being the conjecture surrounding John F. Kennedy’s assassination.
From Los Angeles Times
When you look at the opportunity to bring in 15, 17 years of experience, pedigree, pipeline, timeline, management, all of those things from really the granddaddy system of them all, that is always extremely interesting.
From Los Angeles Times
When I FaceTime with my darling Daisy, I worry she won’t see past my dour expression and never know how much her granddaddy loves her.
From Los Angeles Times
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
