grandfather
Example Sentences
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Instead, my grandfather sent me a large bundle of Japanese Gelly-Roll pens and a guide to writing good essays.
But it was their maternal grandfather, a doctor in Springfield, Ill., who had the biggest influence on Levis’s career path.
No matter how much I’ve poked fun at my grandfather for driving like a snail my entire life, he continues to drive slowly on streets and freeways.
From Los Angeles Times
This month, after the storybook comeback of a 44-year-old grandfather was undone by a late-game field goal, we saw Mr. Rivers once more in tears.
"She always has been since we lost my grandfather, she's been in my home every single year," he said.
From BBC
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