grandma

Example Sentences

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When they were five years old, she got a place to study at university in London, and left her children behind in Nottingham with her best friend's mother, who the twins called "grandma".

From BBC • May 2, 2026

After winning with a fairly low-scoring hand, Impellizzeri asked Tiffany Luo, 26, a technology consultant whose grandmother is a mahjong shark, what would your grandma call that play?

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

Now, the grieving girl sometimes sits under a tree, saying she is waiting for grandma to return.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 13, 2026

My grandma loves shopping a bit too much, but she shops at thrift stores, so their shopping and entertainment expenses remain low.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 24, 2026

My grandma, now an old woman but once a helpless baby, handed over into safety by her doomed parents.

From "Linked" by Gordon Korman