grandparents

Example Sentences

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Most Americans think of pensions as something their grandparents received.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026

The helpers could be grandparents, older siblings, or other relatives or community members.

From Slate • May 10, 2026

The number of households with at least two generations of adults over age 24 or grandparents living with younger grandchildren quadrupled between 1971 to 2021 to nearly 60 million, according to the Pew Research Center.

From MarketWatch • May 9, 2026

Children drift past it after school, their routines shaped by the same paths their parents and grandparents once walked.

From BBC • May 2, 2026

Laura Friendly was the founder of Friendly Connect, a social media company that parents and grandparents loved.

From "Millionaires for the Month" by Stacey McAnulty