grandmother

Example Sentences

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The Bucks County, Pennsylvania, grandmother, then 76, looked frail but resolute.

From Salon • Apr. 24, 2026

Jacobs fished out the long mink her grandmother left her years ago and took it to a Manhattan furrier to give it a second act.

From Barron's • Apr. 24, 2026

Saqib’s only living maternal grandmother now lives in London.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 21, 2026

In Coffeen, Ill., Starsky and his grandmother watch every episode of “Jeopardy!” together, an appointment that began when Starsky was in sixth grade and she minded him after school.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 21, 2026

Legendary grandmother Ruth Muskrat Bronson opened the driver’s door for Maggie.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith