grandfather
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We had given up hope of seeing her when in April my grandfather appeared at our door with Critter in his arms.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 9, 2026
"I suspect that nobody would have given the skull of his father or his grandfather as a gift to another person."
From Barron's ● Nov. 9, 2026
“My grandfather was my role model growing up,” she wrote on the team’s fundraising page.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 3, 2026
Ahead of the race, Apa wrote on her marathon fundraising page how much her grandfather, who she was honoring with the run meant to her.
From BBC ● Nov. 3, 2026
The unlit house was silent except for the ticking of a grandfather clock somewhere on the first floor.
From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan
"Dear fathers and grandfathers... treat your wives with respect, ask for forgiveness and live with integrity, even when doing so requires sacrifice," the head of the Catholic Church said during a homily in Uruguay.
From Barron's ● Nov. 8, 2026
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
Who have to settle for jobs they feel are worse than what they or their fathers or grandfathers had—if they find work at all.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 9, 2025
Everyone in La Paz remembers the return of the family; there may be some old ones who saw it, but those whose fathers and whose grandfathers told it to them remember it nevertheless.
From "The Pearl" by John Steinbeck
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