grandfather

Example Sentences

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This month, after the storybook comeback of a 44-year-old grandfather was undone by a late-game field goal, we saw Mr. Rivers once more in tears.

From The Wall Street Journal

"She always has been since we lost my grandfather, she's been in my home every single year," he said.

From BBC

Both have opted to skip college for a hands-on business course, soaking up whatever they can from their father and grandfather.

From Los Angeles Times

Both Hoy's father and grandfather have had prostate cancer.

From BBC

Mr Mohammed says that his father and grandfather had dug through these plots for decades but discovered nothing more that "dust and slivers of quartz".

From BBC