grandmother

Example Sentences

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Admittedly, we are a generation attempting to age differently than our brittle-boned mothers and grandmothers.

From The Wall Street Journal

That said, my mother is in the middle stages of Alzheimer’s disease, and spending more time with her while helping my father and grandmother would be beneficial for all of them.

From MarketWatch

But the author’s sympathies extend well beyond the girls to the stalwart, fiercely protective aunt and grandmother who raise them, plus the many people who help shape their late adolescence and early adulthood.

From The Wall Street Journal

Her grandmother, Iryna, lived with the family and was an important caretaker for much of her childhood.

From Los Angeles Times

“I remember my grandmother raising the chickens and the cows and the horses, and growing the greens, beans and sweet potatoes,” he says.

From Los Angeles Times