grandfather

Example Sentences

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Johnson appeared as a sort-of doctor to help the grandfather after he finally collapses to put a nice capper on the basic, but very effective sketch.

From Los Angeles Times

I remember that my grandfather made the goals with a fishing net.

From BBC

Which is what his father had said, and his grandfather before that.

From Literature

My parents built the house on land that had been owned by my grandfather, a town doctor.

From The Wall Street Journal

As a child, he watched his father and grandfather spending hours riding their tractor to sow seeds and spray crops.

From BBC