Example Sentences

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My four grandparents came from Spain to Cuba — from my mother’s side, they were from Tenerife, Isla Canaria.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 12, 2026

David said the family arranged the funeral through Co-op Funeralcare, in line with his father's wishes, as the company had also organised his mother's funeral in the Midlands.

From BBC • Jun. 12, 2026

There was even a $170,000 German-made Niesmann + Bischoff motorhome Murrell kept on his mother’s driveway.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026

People she met included a widow estranged from her adult children over financial woes, who stored piles of their belongings at their mother's home.

From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026

Sadako’s heart ached to see her mother’s face so lined with worry.

From "Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes" by Eleanor Coerr