granddaddy

Example Sentences

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Madison, the great granddaddy of all constitutional decisions.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 9, 2024

If you get lost in the luminous orange peepers of housecats or the baby blues of white tigers, thank the granddaddy of all felines—an ocelotlike creature that lived more than 30 million years ago.

From Science Magazine • Nov. 13, 2023

In an era facing both a reborn nuclear threat and global climate catastrophe, the granddaddy of movie monsters still has a lot to tell humanity.

From Scientific American • Nov. 3, 2023

County created the Air Pollution Control District, granddaddy to today’s South Coast Air Quality Management District, to hunt down the guilty parties.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 1, 2023

“What else does your granddaddy say about you?”

From "Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy" by Gary D. Schmidt