grandpa

Example Sentences

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Many German families have faced the uncomfortable question: What did grandpa do during the war?

From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026

There, Lindstrom made a short film about his grandpa that landed him a spot in the MFA program at Columbia University.

From Los Angeles Times • May 16, 2026

"His dad was a cop, his grandpa was a cop, and he just got hired onto NYPD, too," she said.

From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026

“Your grandpa would be ashamed of your boys,” reads its website.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026

I remembered everything my old grandpa had said; from the time I got to the store until I left.

From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls