grandmother

Example Sentences

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And yet, Sina says, his uncle seems to be "afraid of dying" in the war and appears to have been trying to improve relations with some family members, including his own mother, Sina's grandmother.

From BBC

We need more young men and women like my grandmother.

From The Wall Street Journal

Martin, a grandmother, had travelled from Woodford Green in east London to Warren's house.

From BBC

Pressing it into Janet’s hand, she says, “Tell your mother she left this here. I’m covering your grandmother’s shift,” she adds, turning to Maggie.

From Literature

Years later, as a documentary filmmaker, Sadia traveled to India and Pakistan, pursuing the surviving remnants—crumbling synagogues, documents, old pieces of furniture—that could give context to her grandmother’s tales.

From The Wall Street Journal