grandpa

Example Sentences

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"Was grandpa a Nazi?" asked the headlines on news stories across Germany.

From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026

"His dad was a cop, his grandpa was a cop, and he just got hired onto NYPD, too," she said.

From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026

“Your grandpa would be ashamed of your boys,” reads its website.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026

It’s fantastic for some pizza with grandma and grandpa.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 27, 2026

If I had kept this monkey trouble to myself, I don’t think it would have amounted to much; but I got my grandpa mixed up in it.

From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls