grandma

Example Sentences

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After winning with a fairly low-scoring hand, Impellizzeri asked Tiffany Luo, 26, a technology consultant whose grandmother is a mahjong shark, what would your grandma call that play?

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

Now, the grieving girl sometimes sits under a tree, saying she is waiting for grandma to return.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 13, 2026

And while Manchester's skyline and music venues are constantly changing, making Grimshaw feel "like a grandma" whenever he returns, the "northern hospitality", as he puts it, remains the same.

From BBC • Mar. 24, 2026

My grandma loves shopping a bit too much, but she shops at thrift stores, so their shopping and entertainment expenses remain low.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 24, 2026

Abe’s grandma used to have a yard full of flowers you could smell a block away.

From "I Survived Hurricane Katrina, 2005" by Lauren Tarshis