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

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

In a tribute, Mr Dawson's family described him as a "much-loved father, granddad and partner who will be greatly missed".

From BBC • Apr. 9, 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

“You know, I was thinking about what you said,” he tells me, “about my granddad and my dad and everything.”

From "King and the Dragonflies" by Kacen Callender