grandfather

Example Sentences

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One man, for instance, insists the bottle-wielding man was his grandfather.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

Andrew Crowley, 46, of Longwell Green, Gloucestershire, asked the auction house to value three Cycladic figures and an Anatolian stargazer statuette he had inherited from his grandfather.

From BBC • May 22, 2026

In a statement, his family described him as a "wonderful husband, father, and grandfather".

From BBC • May 20, 2026

His grandfather set him up with an internship at an investment firm.

From Los Angeles Times • May 17, 2026

So he said, with perfect truth, “My grandfather is.”

From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell