grandfather
Example Sentences
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The grandchildren were born between 1986 and 2014, and some are University of Chicago graduates and doctors like their grandfather.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026
“My grandfather was very wary of those new jets,” Vic says.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026
A statement from the family, provided to People, described Gibb as a father, grandfather, great-grandfather, brother, uncle, friend and actor.
From Los Angeles Times • May 13, 2026
His grandfather was the defense secretary when the military opened fire on university student protesters in Tlatelolco in 1968.
From Barron's • May 10, 2026
It was a look that made clear, for a moment, the force his grandfather had once been; and still was, under the old paper skin and the crooked hands.
From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell
