granddaddy

Example Sentences

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“The Oscars is the granddaddy of all award shows, so people expect something from the show that you have to honor,” Paine said.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 13, 2026

If you get lost in the luminous orange peepers of housecats or the baby blues of white tigers, thank the granddaddy of all felines—an ocelotlike creature that lived more than 30 million years ago.

From Science Magazine • Nov. 13, 2023

In an era facing both a reborn nuclear threat and global climate catastrophe, the granddaddy of movie monsters still has a lot to tell humanity.

From Scientific American • Nov. 3, 2023

County created the Air Pollution Control District, granddaddy to today’s South Coast Air Quality Management District, to hunt down the guilty parties.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 1, 2023

“What’s this I heerd ’bout yore granddaddy, Will?” asked Mrs. Snodgrass, wiping her hands on her long white apron as she came to the door.

From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns