grandpa
Example Sentences
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“A deer got killed on the highway. My grandpa cooked up a stew. What’s the big deal?”
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If your grandma discovered grandpa voted differently, it was after knowing he was kind, reliable and funny.
Later in the show, she dazzled in a dance performance as a surprisingly limber 87-year-old grandpa who’s brought to life by Earth, Wind & Fire songs at his grandson’s wedding.
From Los Angeles Times
He demonstrates some tips his teacher showed him, and then shows me how to use the file in my grandpa's toolbox to sharpen the tiny teeth on the blade.
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Of the need for a hemorrhoid rebrand, Davidson joked: “Hemorrhoids sound like something your grandpa complains about while watching the Game Show Network.”
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.