grandma

Example Sentences

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When they were five years old, she got a place to study at university in London, and left her children behind in Nottingham with her best friend's mother, who the twins called "grandma".

From BBC • May 2, 2026

After winning with a fairly low-scoring hand, Impellizzeri asked Tiffany Luo, 26, a technology consultant whose grandmother is a mahjong shark, what would your grandma call that play?

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

"My family loves the song, and grandma would have loved it, too," said Taylor's grandson, Quinn Tivey, when the song came out last year.

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026

A few weeks ago, I got a text from my grandma: “A special delivery is on its way to you.”

From Salon • Mar. 17, 2026

“Your grandma was the only woman in her section and also the only Asian in her entire department,” Grandpa said.

From "Finding Junie Kim" by Ellen Oh