grandmother

Example Sentences

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My grandmother, who was a friend of the proprietors of the fish market, got me the job.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026

And the first move is what my grandmother would call “air in, grit out.”

From Salon • May 5, 2026

What had happened to make a city with a reputation for grace and good sense suddenly come down so hard on a protesting grandmother with a clear First Amendment defense?

From Slate • May 4, 2026

Blain was due to take Thea to visit her paternal grandmother Laura Wilson in Ayrshire later that day.

From BBC • Apr. 29, 2026

“Yet your spirit holds more power than you know. Power great enough to manipulate the Earth around you. And you know why—you saw her in your dream tonight, didn’t you? The one your grandmother served?”

From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer