grandfather

Example Sentences

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Armed with tennis magazines but no formal training, her grandfather instilled a grueling “tough love” grit in Eala and her older brother, who played college tennis at Penn State.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 30, 2026

With a modest budget and a cast of mostly rookie actors, Dear You tells the story of a young man from a southern Chinese village who sets off to Thailand to find his grandfather.

From BBC • Jun. 25, 2026

Cabot’s grandfather was Henry Cabot Lodge Jr., also a U.S. senator from Massachusetts, who lost his seat to JFK in 1952.

From Barron's • Jun. 25, 2026

Attacking midfielder Christian Pulisic’s grandfather was a Croatian emigrant.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 22, 2026

Jack’s grandfather was covered in three or four layers of different-colored clothing, while his long white beard poked out from his shirt in several places.

From "Half Upon a Time" by James Riley