grandmother

Example Sentences

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The multiday trial included testimony from other teachers and a student’s grandmother who was at the building that day.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026

"The doctors tried to help her but she died," her stricken grandmother says the next day.

From BBC • May 18, 2026

One of those moments came in writing the track “I Remember,” which recounts his childhood in London spent with his maternal grandmother when his parents were touring.

From Salon • May 15, 2026

Anthony Puzo, who oversees his father's literary estate, said Trigiani was astonished to learn that the character of Vito, the formidable Corleone family patriarch, was inspired by his grandmother.

From Barron's • May 14, 2026

Then the goslings waddled over and started inspecting their robotic grandmother.

From "The Wild Robot Protects" by Peter Brown