grandfather
Example Sentences
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His grandfather hid and locked away knives and tools from Sturdivant, he told the FBI after the raid.
Her grandfather, Pierre, described an "agonising" wait for information, telling BFMTV: "We always hope - we are full of hope. It helps to overcome whatever the hardship."
From BBC
“Washington was the nation’s father, Columbus its grandfather.”
Since 1945, historians have debated to what extent Naruhito's late grandfather Hirohito was responsible for Imperial Japan's war of aggression in Asia.
From Barron's
The McCullagh family is synonymous with boxing in Belfast and his father and grandfather were both champion amateur boxers.
From BBC
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