great-grandson
Americannoun
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great-grandsons
plural
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Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of great-grandson
First recorded in 1710–20
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What we do know is that 98 years later, Luke Wafle, their great-grandson, would debut at USC.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 17, 2026
“Consumers should decide what cheese wins in the marketplace, not European lawyers,” says Paolo’s great-grandson, Bert Sartori.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 6, 2026
MBaer was founded in 2018 by Michael Baer, the great-grandson of Julius Baer, who founded that eponymous bank.
From MarketWatch ● Feb. 26, 2026
His patent made commercial oil popping possible, says Charlie Cretors, his great-grandson and chief executive of C. Cretors & Co., which manufactures equipment for popcorn popping in theaters.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 13, 2026
“That woman has been your ruination,” Úrsula would shout at her great-grandson when she saw him coming into the house like a sleepwalker.
From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
In addition to his wife, Chris, Christensen is survived by children Gayle Rae and Michael Christensen, grandchildren Amanda and Nicholas Rea and two great-grandsons.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 16, 2024
The Hebrew Bible notes that Joseph, one of Abraham’s twelve great-grandsons, ended up in Egypt.
From Textbooks ● Apr. 19, 2023
Mr. Mirisch is survived by his sons, Andrew and Lawrence; a daughter, Anne; a granddaughter; and two great-grandsons.
From New York Times ● Feb. 28, 2023
Survivors include three children, Anne, Andrew and Lawrence Mirisch; a granddaughter; and two great-grandsons.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 27, 2023
The mortality was so regular that for a long time French kings were succeeded by their grand-sons and great-grandsons, their sons all burning themselves out before the time came for ascending the throne.
From The Economic Functions of Vice by John McElroy
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