grandfather

Example Sentences

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"The care team even helped my grandfather to, sort of, walk me down the aisle."

From BBC • May 18, 2026

His grandfather set him up with an internship at an investment firm.

From Los Angeles Times • May 17, 2026

“My grandfather was very wary of those new jets,” Vic says.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026

In his 2023 memoir, he wrote about growing up in a council flat in London's East End, visiting his bank robber grandfather in jail and growing up as a gay Christian.

From BBC • May 12, 2026

His grandfather raised one eyebrow so high, it brushed his white fringe.

From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell