grandparents

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

It cost him nearly £800 - a third of the money his grandparents had saved up - for two fillings and two replacement fillings.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

But young customers are rare—“1 out of 100,” he says—and they are usually seeking less a timepiece than an old-timey tchotchke, “something their parents or grandparents had.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

Read: Millions of grandparents are spending retirement raising their grandkids.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026

Allen was born in Detroit, where his grandparents owned a roller rink where he worked as a floor guard.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026

My mom has a few that my grandparents gave her, and she cherishes them.

From "Finding Junie Kim" by Ellen Oh