grandfather

As a child, Christopher would stare at photos of his grandfather, trying to imagine his voice and wondering what life would have been like if he had come home.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026

Abdul, who never met his grandfather, was chasing Uganda's first Commonwealth boxing medal since Auckland in 1990 - something which would have been guaranteed had he beaten Thomas.

From BBC ● Jul. 29, 2026

Deeply influenced by his Cuban grandfather, Rubio says he embodies the American dream.

From Barron's ● Jul. 29, 2026

Kent is grateful for the upbringing and support his parents gave him while also teaching him how to be a husband, father and now grandfather.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 26, 2026

Penelope glanced at the grandfather clock and stifled a yawn.

From "The Unseen Guest" by Maryrose Wood

But for most of my life, they felt like the domain of grandfathers, finance bros and people who knew what vermouth was without having to Google it.

From Salon ● Jul. 7, 2026

“We’re asking airmen to strap into jets that their grandfathers, fathers and now they are flying, and it is time for a reset,” said Doug Birkey, executive director of the Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 16, 2026

Joshua had grown up in Spokane, Wash., and his father and one of his grandfathers worked as controllers.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 23, 2026

"I wanted to remind people of the narrative of our grandmothers, grandfathers and great-grandparents, who throughout my childhood said that war is terrifying," the 28-year-old, who goes by the nickname Noi, told AFP.

From Barron's ● Feb. 13, 2026

Born into a life of sumptuous privilege–his grandfathers were dukes, respectively, of Devonshire and Kent–he was the most gifted English scientist of his age, but also the strangest.

From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson