How to Use grandniece in a Sentence

grandniece

noun
  • Just then, her grandniece ran to the front of the courtroom.
    Jennifer Gonnerman, The New Yorker, 19 May 2018
  • The only concession the comics have made to the passage of time is that Sharon is now Peggy's grandniece.
    Andrew A. Smith Tribune News Service, Star Tribune, 12 Apr. 2021
  • At the second, the family laid to rest his 27-year-old grandniece, Dominique Moore, who was shot and killed on the streets of Watts last month.
    Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 26 Oct. 2021
  • Many who work for Disney, as well as Walt Disney’s own grandniece, weren’t pleased.
    Angela Watercutter, Wired, 11 Mar. 2022
  • Apart from her sister, Jaudes is survived by two nieces, a nephew and eight grandnieces and grandnephews.
    Bob Goldsborough, chicagotribune.com, 25 June 2018
  • And before him, like his 27-year-old grandniece, Dominique.
    Los Angeles Times, 13 Nov. 2021
  • For many years, Hudson’s own grandniece led the group, which has struggled at times to preserve the property.
    Javier Pierini, Smithsonian, 2 May 2017
  • For many years, Hudson’s own grandniece led the group, which has struggled at times to preserve the property.
    Javier Pierini, Smithsonian, 29 May 2017
  • Others, such as a woman and girl who claimed to be Prince’s niece and grandniece, had their claims rejected as a matter of law.
    Washington Post, 19 May 2017
  • The swatch made the 300 million-mile journey to Mars with the blessing of the Wright brothers' great-grandniece and great-grandnephew, said park curator Steve Lucht.
    Marcia Dunn, The Enquirer, 24 Mar. 2021
  • The swatch made the 300 million-mile journey to Mars with the blessing of the Wright brothers’ great-grandniece and great-grandnephew, said park curator Steve Lucht.
    NBC News, 24 Mar. 2021
  • Besides her niece, she is survived by nephew Harold Burnley, and many grandnieces, grandnephews, and cousins.
    Bonnie L. Cook, Philly.com, 13 June 2017
  • Abigail Disney, a grandniece of Walt Disney, is one of the company’s founders.
    Brent Lang, chicagotribune.com, 8 Mar. 2021
  • Burns gained a niece in Florida and nephews in New York and Tennessee as well as a number of grandnieces and grandnephews.
    Aaron Davis, The Mercury News, 7 Mar. 2017
  • Emmalena Ellis, a grandniece, said the cause was heart failure.
    Alex Williams, BostonGlobe.com, 1 Apr. 2023
  • Kay is also survived by several nieces and a nephew, grandnieces and grandnephews, as well as many cousins and special friends.
    courant.com, 8 Sep. 2019
  • Back at the shelter, Lenia’s grandniece played gleefully at her feet.
    João Paulo Pires, Washington Post, 18 Apr. 2023
  • Now, a full 70 years later, Grace's grandniece Ginna Le Vine is reprising her leading role in the production.
    Chloe Foussianes, Town & Country, 6 Mar. 2019
  • The other grandnieces and nephews from other families send us a text with a picture or video thanking us.
    Annie Lane, oregonlive, 9 July 2023
  • Marie Bonaparte, Freud’s avid French disciple (and Napoleon’s great-grandniece), put up much of the de facto ransom money to win his freedom.
    Andrew Nagorski, WSJ, 18 Aug. 2022
  • Consumer advocate Ralph Nader, whose grandniece died in the Ethiopia crash, last week called on Boeing's board and management to resign.
    Stephen Gandel, CBS News, 31 Oct. 2019
  • Ackerman did, however, manage to track down one relative — the grandniece of Roy and Nora.
    Washington Post, 12 Sep. 2020
  • Judith is also survived by Edith Marsden, of Massachusetts, her very best friend, and nine grandnieces and grandnephews.
    courant.com, 15 June 2018
  • The 66-year-old who lives in San Antonio's South side would only put her phones down to take her 2-year-old grandniece on a walk, cook chorizo and eggs for breakfast, sandwiches for lunch and a casserole by dinner time.
    Nicole Chavez, CNN, 11 Mar. 2021
  • Tina Wyatt, Tubman’s great-great-great-grandniece, recalled standing on the brick steps of Ross’s home, looking at an 1808 coin archaeologists found there.
    Ovetta Wiggins, Washington Post, 14 Feb. 2023
  • Produced by Didion's grandniece, Annabelle Dunne, and directed by Griffin, the film offers a rare, and at times heartbreaking, window into the author's life.
    Olivia Fleming, Harper's BAZAAR, 24 Oct. 2017
  • The founder’s grandniece, Frances Hashimoto, later took the reins of the business; the company is now owned by an investment firm that will continue to sell its sweets under the Mikawaya brand at retail stores nationwide.
    Jean Trinh, Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2021
  • The victim was a grandniece of Eric Halliburton, founder of the transnational Halliburton oil company based in Houston.
    David Lyons, sun-sentinel.com, 6 Dec. 2021
  • Siblings Ronald, Horace and Sandra, as well as many nieces, nephews, grandnieces and grandnephews, are among other living relatives.
    Orlando Sentinel, OrlandoSentinel.com, 17 May 2018
  • The open-casket viewings for Eliahana Torres, his grandniece, were being held there, and Cabralez would be officiating a service.
    Stephania Taladrid, The New Yorker, 21 June 2022

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