granddad

Example Sentences

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The rain pours down so often that you can’t help but snort when the film cuts to Whitford’s granddad angrily watering his lawn.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 12, 2026

"My granddad who got me into the sport sadly passed away a few months ago," said Jones.

From BBC • Mar. 4, 2026

Growing up, Liv knew her granddad and multiple siblings had lost their lives early to dementia before she was born, and she was a teenager when she started noticing her mum's out-of-character behaviour.

From BBC • Oct. 4, 2025

"My granny and granddad came down from Bellshill, which is a mining community outside Glasgow. They never lost their accent because you're in amongst it, you know?"

From BBC • Mar. 1, 2025

In the Second World War this same Oxo tin went to Singapore and back with my granddad.

From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell