grandmother

Example Sentences

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Trump asked reporters after receiving the delivery from Simmons, whom the company described as a grandmother of ten from Arkansas.

From Barron's • Apr. 13, 2026

In her book “Holy Disruptor,” she revealed that when she was young, her now-deceased grandmother would make sure every night that King’s bedroom door was locked.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026

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 • Mar. 31, 2026

I later learned that my mom forced my grandmother to change her will.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 30, 2026

The bell chimed and the gnomes ran through the village shouting, “Elsbith, grandmother of Rump, has gone the way of all the earth!”

From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff