granddaddy
Example Sentences
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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 • Jul. 20, 2025
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 • Jun. 8, 2025
The hive of activity is the Palais, a massive complex by the sea full of cinemas with names like Buñuel, Bazin and, the granddaddy, the Grand Théâtre Lumière.
From Seattle Times • May 14, 2024
If you get lost in the luminous orange peepers of housecats or the baby blues of white tigers, thank the granddaddy of all felines—an ocelotlike creature that lived more than 30 million years ago.
From Science Magazine • Nov. 13, 2023
“What else does your granddaddy say about you?”
From "Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy" by Gary D. Schmidt
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
