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

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

It follows the narrator and her 12-year-old daughter as they travel to Sicily, visiting the site where the narrator’s grandmother, an archaeologist, worked years before.

From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026

You know—anything besides the idea that even though my grandmother is gone, I’m still a disappointment to her legacy.

From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer