grandfather in English

noun
1
the father of one's father or mother.
His grandmother was a singer, both his grandfather and father were principal dancers and his mother danced in the corps.
synonyms:granddadgrandadgrandpagrampsgrampygranddaddygrandaddypoppa
verb
1
exempt (someone or something) from a new law or regulation.
smokers who worked here before the ban have been grandfathered
synonyms:exemptexcusefreeexcludegrant immunity tospareabsolvelet off (the hook)

Use "grandfather" in a sentence

Below are sample sentences containing the word "grandfather" from the English Dictionary. We can refer to these sentence patterns for sentences in case of finding sample sentences with the word "grandfather", or refer to the context using the word "grandfather" in the English Dictionary.

1. Your grandfather?

2. Our beloved father, grandfather, great-grandfather, uncle, and friend, Anatolio C

3. My great grandfather!

4. My grandfather was different.

5. The grandfather clock beat midnight.

6. Her grandfather is an invalid.

7. His grandfather keeps a shrike.

8. My grandfather was a butcher.

9. Your grandfather must be furious.

10. You just decapitated your grandfather.

11. Nishang only wounded my grandfather.

12. Grandfather is getting on for

13. Her grandfather introduced her to music.

14. No, but my great-grandfather was.

15. Grandfather willed my brother his car.

16. His grandfather was a Muslim cleric.

17. His great-grandfather was Pierre Larible, an acrobat and dancer and his grandfather was also a clown.

18. My grandfather was awarded the VC.

19. My grandfather took Jerusalem in blood.

20. I inherited it from my grandfather.

21. My great grandfather was Henry Ford, and on my mother's side, my great grandfather was Harvey Firestone.

22. Your grandfather worked at the factory.

23. Your grandfather was Korea's first pilot!

24. My grandfather is getting more forgetful.

25. His grandfather was a fine raconteur.

26. Grandfather used to misplace his glasses.

27. This must be Tooms's great-grandfather.

28. Pay respects to your maternal grandfather

29. Your grandfather always lost to me.

30. But I didn't kill your grandfather.

31. Her grandfather taught her to conjure.

32. She bamboozled Grandfather into marrying her.

33. His grandfather is a devout Buddhist.

34. Archbishop Cordileone's grandparents were from Sicily; his paternal grandfather was a fisherman and his maternal grandfather, Salvatore, a farmer

35. Grandfather has many wrinkles on his face.

36. My grandfather mentioned me in his will.

37. That was a type of grandfather clause.

38. You are luckier than her great-grandfather.

39. You weren't looking for Catherine's great grandfather.

40. A sickness which drove your grandfather mad.

41. His grandfather left the patrimony to him.

42. Grandfather was muddled about the children's names.

43. Your grandfather was humiliated by this commoner.

44. Her grandfather left behind a huge debt

45. My grandfather fought in two world wars.

46. This dagger belonged to my great-grandfather.

47. 2 His grandfather is a devout Buddhist.

48. 27 Grandfather used to misplace his glasses.

49. My grandfather was a plumber by trade .

50. 5 His grandfather was assassinated in prison.