How to Use grandparent in a Sentence

grandparent

noun

• Lived with my great grandparents for two and a half years.
  — CBS News, 6 Aug. 2023
• But Evans, who was 13 when the movie was filmed, lives in his grandparents’ house now.
  — Alex Vejar, The Salt Lake Tribune, 21 Aug. 2023
• There is a sycamore in the front yard of my grandparents’ house, the house where my father grew up.
  — Ryan Bradley, Los Angeles Times, 29 Jan. 2024
• Maybe there's something down the line – 10 years from now – where the kids are all grown, and John and Nia are grandparents.
  — Patrick Ryan, USA TODAY, 8 Sep. 2023
• A lot of them did not know her, but their parents and grandparents did.
  — Duante Beddingfield, Detroit Free Press, 1 Apr. 2024
• His grandparents, both 74, still farm; each gets a pension of less than $15 a month.
  — Li Yuan, New York Times, 1 Nov. 2023
• In the early 1980s, my grandparents divorced and sold their house.
  — Pat Kapowich, The Mercury News, 23 Mar. 2024
• It’s said there’s nothing that compares to the joy of being a grandparent.
  — Maya Polton, Parents, 11 Apr. 2024
• All four of my grandparents came here from somewhere else.
  — Bill Novelli, Fortune, 6 June 2023
• Then the family goes to the Bay Area to be with her Vietnamese grandparents on her mother’s side.
  — Jonah Valdez, Los Angeles Times, 18 Oct. 2023
• On Easter, at my grandparents’ house, the golden egg has money in it and all the rest have candy.
  — Charlotte Observer, 31 Jan. 2024
• But 3-4-5 times a week, a grandparent or aunt or second cousins would pop by unplanned.
  — Carolyn Hax, Washington Post, 19 Mar. 2024
• Her grandparents came for the mines, which supported livelihoods in town until the last one closed in 1991.
  — Jonathan Weisman Benjamin Rasmussen, New York Times, 30 Nov. 2023
• Chris and Nicole are grandparents Chris and Nicole are proud grandparents.
  — Katie Mannion, Peoplemag, 29 Dec. 2023
• Make sure the leading roles in your stories look like you — this is a love letter to your parents and grandparents.
  — William Earl, Variety, 22 Dec. 2023
• The 18-year-old is survived by her parents, grandparents, two younger brothers and her boyfriend.
  — Emily Shapiro, ABC News, 17 Nov. 2023
• But each summer, Thomas left the hustle and bustle of city life for the childhood home of his father, a farm in Paintsville where his grandparents lived.
  — Kirby Adams, The Courier-Journal, 14 June 2023
• After all, the Nazis killed all four of her grandparents, as well as nearly every aunt, uncle, and cousin.
  — Daniel Lombroso, The New Yorker, 15 Nov. 2023
• Like many Chinese who grew up in the countryside, he was raised by his grandparents while his parents worked in cities.
  — Li Yuan, New York Times, 28 June 2023
• No one else got a say, not even my own mother, who made no secret of her desire to become a grandparent.
  — Grace Bastidas, Parents, 18 Nov. 2023
• This could also be a good option to keep at grandparents’ houses.
  — Katrina Cossey, Parents, 16 Dec. 2023
• The children were in a bedroom in their grandparent's home, where a gun was left unsecured, police said.
  — Sarah Al-Arshani, USA TODAY, 4 Apr. 2024
• Growing up in the deep South – Texas, to be exact – he was exposed to the arts through his grandparents, who were both educators.
  — Okla Jones, Essence, 31 Oct. 2023
• Kate met with carers involved with the charity Kinship, some of whom are aunts, uncles and grandparents to the kids in their care.
  — Janine Henni, Peoplemag, 25 May 2023
• Taking back the family's last name and know my grandparents are smiling from above.
  — Hannah Chubb, Peoplemag, 2 Aug. 2023
• So, if say a grandparent wants to give stock to a young grandchild, the minor can't technically be in charge of their own account right away.
  — Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 12 Dec. 2023
• Many have parents or grandparents who left the Middle East decades ago when the modern Israeli state was founded.
  — Miriam Jordan, New York Times, 12 Oct. 2023
• Melody and Esther were taken away and returned to their grandparents’ care four days later.
  — Brittny Mejia, Los Angeles Times, 25 May 2023
• Her adoptive mother and grandparents pleaded not guilty to child abuse.
  — Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 June 2023
• Leave it to the organization with a strong grandparent contingent to send you a card.
  — Joe Reid, Vulture, 22 Jan. 2024

Last Updated: 3 May 2024