grandpappy

Example Sentences

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But now and again the medical examiner will go beyond the job description to become the investigator — your Dr. Maura Isles, your Dr. Jordan Cavanaugh, and the grandpappy of them all, Jack Klugman’s “Quincy, M.E.” — leaving credential cops in the dust.

From Los Angeles Times

My grandpappy built it with his own two hands.

From Literature

Pa told me my grandpappy said the devil himself couldn’t knock this one over.

From Literature

They did it to Grandpappy late one night, and he was madder than anything.

From Literature

It was a two-seater with a window, so if there was mischief, Grandpappy could look out and see who the culprits were.

From Literature