grandfather

Example Sentences

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One man, for instance, insists the bottle-wielding man was his grandfather.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

"The care team even helped my grandfather to, sort of, walk me down the aisle."

From BBC • May 18, 2026

A newlywed bride was given the gift of two weddings in two days so her grandfather with dementia could walk her down the aisle from his care home.

From BBC • May 18, 2026

He is a longtime bodyguard and chief aide to his grandfather.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026

He tried to think of his father, his grandfather, his mother, of how they would call out, encourage him, love him, but they would not be summoned up.

From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell