Example Sentences

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One of what Marsalis calls these "hip grandpas" was Scotland's Joe Temperley.

From BBC • Mar. 11, 2026

"Be good when you get to the rainbow bridge, play with the older brothers and sisters, grandpas and grandmas from the neighbourhood," one user wrote.

From Barron's • Dec. 2, 2025

“You look at bands that have been around for this long, and it’s these angry, bitter grandpas who are always feuding and can’t get along,” Puget says via Zoom.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 3, 2025

Hairy-backed grandpas are yielding to upwardly mobile startup founders and creative types.

From The Wall Street Journal • Sep. 12, 2025

Me with both grandpas in Lola’s backyard, building benches.

From "The House That Lou Built" by Mae Respicio