granny

Example Sentences

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"And now of course I'm a granny myself, so maybe that's what spurred me on."

From BBC • Feb. 6, 2026

Her boss knows she travels a lot, often as the granny on call.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 21, 2025

When he moved out, Jamie went to live with his granny and one of his brothers.

From BBC • Jun. 30, 2025

Darius: We had to dress to impress and I wanted to bring the queens — my mother, my granny and my auntie — to see the queens.

From Los Angeles Times • May 13, 2025

“Thet’s what I don’t know, son. Thet’s what I don’t know. Yore granny was—”

From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns