How to Use granddaughter in a Sentence

granddaughter

noun
  • As the storm bore down, Mae Smith made her granddaughter sleep in a room on the side of the house with fewer trees.
    Mike Hixenbaugh, NBC News, 26 Mar. 2023
  • Her 5-year-old granddaughter, who was later found safe, was left in the car at the time.
    Andrea Margolis, Fox News, 3 Dec. 2024
  • To stand up for the women of the United States and their daughters and granddaughters — and the men that love them.
    Jeff Nelson, Peoplemag, 27 Sep. 2024
  • Her 5-year-old granddaughter, KaRiah, was picked from the crowd to join a group of dancers.
    Felicia Fonseca, ajc, 5 Aug. 2022
  • What do your daughters and granddaughters think about all of this?
    Elizabeth Wagmeister, Variety, 10 Aug. 2023
  • The teacher in my granddaughter’s first-grade class asked the kids to name their favorite food.
    Nick Canepa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Nov. 2022
  • The fate of his 18-month-old granddaughter Aubree was unknown.
    Kyani Reid, NBC News, 7 Aug. 2022
  • In the unedited video, Biden places the sticker above his granddaughter's chest and kisses her on the cheek.
    Joe Hindy, PCMAG, 5 Feb. 2024
  • Kristy turned to wave to her daughter and granddaughter.
    Wendy Grossman Kantor, Peoplemag, 10 Nov. 2022
  • But don’t write in it hoping it will be seen by your granddaughter.
    Abigail Van Buren, oregonlive, 26 Apr. 2023
  • One of her young granddaughters had somehow nabbed a frilly dress.
    Sarah Dadouch, Washington Post, 19 Oct. 2023
  • Jim Swan’s pride and joy were his daughter and granddaughter.
    Natalia Jaramillo, Orlando Sentinel, 14 Sep. 2022
  • He hasn't been seen since, and Laurie has let go of her fear and rage while living with her granddaughter.
    Brendan Morrow, The Week, 20 July 2022
  • The rockets are, of course, named after the Greek goddess Ariadne, princess of Crete and granddaughter of Zeus.
    Byadrian Cho, science.org, 16 Jan. 2023
  • Their 1-year-old granddaughter was pulled out of the debris alive five days after the earthquake.
    Sarah El Deeb, Chicago Tribune, 16 Feb. 2023
  • The unworn onesies are just a small piece of the brighter future Young saw her granddaughter striving for.
    Kim Bellware, Washington Post, 8 Sep. 2023
  • Just weeks after Grace was born, Terri, 59, shared a photo of her granddaughter next to some of the chickens at the zoo.
    Charlotte Phillipp, Peoplemag, 21 Apr. 2024
  • Your granddaughter’s recovery is a process that could take a very long time.
    Amy Dickinson, oregonlive, 19 Apr. 2023
  • Keough, Presley's granddaughter, is the daughter of the late Lisa Marie Presley.
    Lucas Finton, USA TODAY, 16 Aug. 2024
  • After her granddaughter was born, Barr shared the news on Facebook.
    Graham Womack, Sacramento Bee, 25 Jan. 2024
  • The couple, in their 60s, were preparing to adopt their two youngest granddaughters.
    Brittny Mejia, Los Angeles Times, 25 May 2023
  • Speers’ 6-year-old and 2-year-old granddaughters gathered their blankets, tablets, shoes and clothes.
    Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 11 Sep. 2024
  • The body of her granddaughter, Makayla Prather, was recovered the same day after a five-hour search.
    Mary Helene Hall, ajc, 20 June 2022
  • The couple shared two daughters and two granddaughters.
    Amaris Encinas, The Indianapolis Star, 1 Sep. 2023
  • Off my granddaughter sprints down the driveway, giving herself a head start, the front gate our finish line.
    Bob Brody, wsj.com, 18 Apr. 2023
  • In one case, a man was reported to the police for raping his 3-year-old granddaughter.
    New York Times, 7 July 2022
  • Two of the woman’s young granddaughters, their faces painted like skulls, tended the candles.
    Flora Stubbs, Travel + Leisure, 5 Feb. 2024
  • Sure enough, the episode then cut to Red living in Seville, attempting to contact his granddaughter.
    Henry Chandonnet, Peoplemag, 14 July 2023
  • On the show, the 25-year-old granddaughter of country legend Loretta Lynn and former American Idol contestant broke the news.
    Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 19 Dec. 2024
  • Festivus Named after the iconic Seinfeld alternate holiday, Festivus the rescue dog formed an unbreakable bond with his owner's young granddaughter Ava.
    Andy Biggs, Newsweek, 25 Dec. 2024

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