grandfather

Example Sentences

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“I think your grandfather probably would be really happy with that,” Barron said.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2026

“Then your grandfather said, ‘When I return, I’ll build you a house.’”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026

She relocated to the country of her birth in the early 1960s with my grandfather, José Miranda, after frost and drought ruined the family farm in their hometown of El Cargadero.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2026

"My grandfather started this, then my father, and now it's my turn," the 49-year-old said.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

They arrived in 1965, and it was in the creek that young Sena found his joy again, and the spirit of his dear grandfather.

From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo