grandparents

Example Sentences

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His grandparents had been putting money away to help him with the costs, but then he faced an unexpected bill.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

Parents and grandparents refuse to help because young adults “need to learn responsibility.”

From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026

Some of the regime’s bitterest enemies in Miami became its de facto financial supporters as they sent their grandparents money without which they couldn’t survive.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

My husband and I arrange to collect my grandparents Sue and Ed from their apartment just south of Sunset Boulevard, which marks the boundary of the current evacuation area.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026

I don’t know why I’ve never thought to ask my grandparents about their lives before.

From "Finding Junie Kim" by Ellen Oh