grandmother

Example Sentences

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The details of the event are hazy to Suzanna, who was a baby when her mother was arrested, because Sylvie, her grandmother and primary guardian, won’t discuss it.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

Te Arikinui was crowned in 2024 after the death of her father - becoming only the second Māori queen, the first being her grandmother, Te Arikinui Dame Te Atairangikaahu.

From BBC • May 15, 2026

One of those moments came in writing the track “I Remember,” which recounts his childhood in London spent with his maternal grandmother when his parents were touring.

From Salon • May 15, 2026

“Even my grandmother knows what the Cannes Film Festival is!”

From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026

“Your grandmother is not gone, Kwame. She is still with us, watching over us from the afterlife. From Asamando.”

From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer