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

"My granddad was a train driver," she tells me, adding: "I'm really proud of what we're intending to do."

From BBC • May 23, 2025

"I'm almost scared to have him as a granddad, because I want my kids to think I'm cool, too."

From BBC • Jan. 21, 2025

“Nobody else heard it. But I believed him, and your granddad did too.”

From "From the Desk of Zoe Washington" by Janae Marks