grandad
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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She adds: "You could walk around the streets and somebody you know will have either gone there, the parent went there, the grandad went there or the great-grandad went there."
From BBC ● Jul. 10, 2026
Nobody with any knowledge of O'Neill will have been taken in by his detached grandad routine this past while.
From BBC ● Jun. 11, 2026
Emma Noakes, 34, tied the knot in April but her beloved grandad George Lacey was unable to attend due to his worsening symptoms.
From BBC ● May 18, 2026
"I could have said something there and then but I didn't because protecting my mum and grandad, them not going to prison, was at the forefront of my mind," he added.
From BBC ● May 13, 2026
“Well, I remember that my old grandad once knew a sea rat,” she answered.
From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques
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