grandfather clock
noun
: a tall pendulum clock that stands on the floor
called also grandfather, grandfather's clock
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In Hawkins, cheerleader Chrissy Cunningham (Grace Van Dien) begins having disturbing visions and starts seeing and hearing a grandfather clock.
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Brendan Morrow, USA Today, 19 Nov. 2025
Beyond supernatural encounters, the Beaux-Arts hotel is also a glittering grande dame of the French Quarter, with a revolving carousel bar, pristine marble floors, and a wooden grandfather clock that’s chimed in the lobby since 1909.
—Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 18 Oct. 2025
Your phone and computer will change the time automatically, but remember to turn your other clocks back an hour, including the oven and microwave, your watch and grandfather clock, before going to sleep on Saturday night, Nov. 1.
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 26 Sep. 2025
The skeleton that pops out from behind the grandfather clock was the best gag of the night.
—Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 19 Sep. 2025
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Brendan Morrow, USA Today, 19 Nov. 2025
Beyond supernatural encounters, the Beaux-Arts hotel is also a glittering grande dame of the French Quarter, with a revolving carousel bar, pristine marble floors, and a wooden grandfather clock that’s chimed in the lobby since 1909.
—Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 18 Oct. 2025
Your phone and computer will change the time automatically, but remember to turn your other clocks back an hour, including the oven and microwave, your watch and grandfather clock, before going to sleep on Saturday night, Nov. 1.
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 26 Sep. 2025
The skeleton that pops out from behind the grandfather clock was the best gag of the night.
—Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 19 Sep. 2025
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“Grandfather clock.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/grandfather%20clock. Accessed 30 Nov. 2025.
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