grandfather
Example Sentences
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A grandfather who died trying to rescue a mother and her teenage daughter in heavy seas in East Yorkshire is being considered for a royal bravery award, the BBC has learned.
From BBC
Her grandfather was a deacon and mother played an organ in the Presbyterian chapel.
From BBC
This isn’t your father’s or grandfather’s oil industry.
Guo’s own grandmother never once stepped on board the boats on which her grandfather toiled.
From Los Angeles Times
But neither of his grandfathers had much; his father has a receding hairline.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
