Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for grandsires
Noun
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Forty years after opening, Union Square Cafe is one of the prosperous patriarchs of the New York restaurant world.—
Christine Muhlke,
Air Mail,
20 Sep. 2025 -
Popes and Orthodox patriarchs honor him, and Pärt’s music has received the highest levels of recognition, including Grammy Awards.—
Jeffers Engelhardt,
The Conversation,
10 Sep. 2025
Noun
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And so, even our mothers and grandmothers might stand corrected on their makeup techniques.—
Kaitlyn Yarborough,
Southern Living,
2 Jan. 2026
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Oh, and Alessia and Priscilla happen to be cousins, as their grandmothers were sisters.—
Mike DeSimone,
Robb Report,
27 Dec. 2025
Noun
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After the death of their youngest sister, Sylvia and Helen attempt to navigate their grief, but a slight over a slice of apple cake keeps the matriarchs of the family in a decade-long feud.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
6 Jan. 2026
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Created by Kurt Sutter (Sons of Anarchy), the Netflix Western stars powerhouse performers Gillian Anderson and Lena Headey as matriarchs on opposite ends of the class divide in 1850s Oregon.—
Randall Colburn,
Entertainment Weekly,
9 Dec. 2025
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“Grandsires.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grandsires. Accessed 11 Jan. 2026.
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