How to Use grandchild in a Sentence

grandchild

noun
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  • Her 6-year-old son marks the fifth grandchild for Clint and the first for Fisher.
    — Shania Russell, EW.com, 17 Oct. 2024
  • Kathy: The truth is all of us have children and grandchildren.
    — Meredith Blake, Los Angeles Times, 10 Nov. 2023
  • This is a sweet gift a grandchild can give their grandma.
    — Enjanae' Taylor, Southern Living, 7 Nov. 2023
  • Our youngest grandchild was born to our second son about 10 months ago.
    — Annie Lane, oregonlive, 22 Feb. 2023
  • That month, her grandchild, Ann, was placed in foster care.
    — Gale Hollandstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 13 July 2022
  • During the eruption, Lewis threatened to kill the judge and the judge's grandchildren, the release said.
    — Vivian Barrett, The Arizona Republic, 7 Aug. 2024
  • His wife and father-in-law have fled to the nation of Georgia and his daughter and grandchild to Spain.
    — Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Dec. 2022
  • That worries Amy Case, whose grandchildren play on the youth teams.
    — Erin Couch, The Enquirer, 4 May 2023
  • The names of Queen Camilla’s five grandchildren were stitched along the bottom of the skirt, alongside the names of her two kids, Laura and Tom.
    — Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 12 May 2023
  • Sienna is tenth in line to the British throne and the late Queen Elizabeth's youngest great-grandchild.
    — Town & Country, 25 Dec. 2022
  • Charles beamed in the photo with his firstborn grandchild, who is the son of Prince William and Kate Middleton.
    — Janine Henni, Peoplemag, 21 Nov. 2022
  • He is survived by his daughter, great nephew and one grandchild.
    — Dee-Ann Durbin, Fortune, 15 Dec. 2023
  • Howland and Tilley went on to have 10 children and more than 80 grandchildren.
    — Lynsey Eidell, Peoplemag, 3 Sep. 2023
  • The threat of Charles not seeing his grandchildren didn’t bother the monarch enough to change his mind, Scobie added.
    — Alyssa Bailey, ELLE, 13 Apr. 2023
  • Jonathan Mauk is survived by his three sons and two grandchildren.
    — Chris Pandolfo, Fox News, 14 Feb. 2024
  • My thoughts are with my nephews in heart and spirit, 3T, and all his grandchildren.
    — Jessica Lynch, Billboard, 16 Sep. 2024
  • Seventh in line to the throne, the Queen's 11th great-grandchild is the most senior royal in the line of succession to have been born overseas.
    — Cnn Staff, CNN, 8 Sep. 2022
  • The arrival of grandchild No. 2 seemed to put Lourd in a contemplative mood.
    — Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 13 Dec. 2022
  • The names of her children and grandchildren were also embroidered on the dress.
    — Michael Stillwell, Town & Country, 7 May 2023
  • My adult daughters often ask me to watch the grandchildren.
    — Jeanne Phillips, The Mercury News, 6 Sep. 2024
  • The baby boy, who is due in spring 2023, is Stewart's second grandchild.
    — Emma Kershaw, Peoplemag, 21 Feb. 2023
  • All five of her grandchildren went through her program.
    — Savannah Tryens-Fernandes | Stryens-Fernandes@al.com, al, 12 May 2023
  • My three grandchildren will also be part of the wedding party in some way.
    — Amy Dickinson, Washington Post, 24 Sep. 2023
  • He is survived by his wife of 40 years, Frances Robathan, two sons and three grandchildren.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 24 July 2023
  • The drive for civic engagement passed to her children and her grandchildren.
    — Detroit Free Press, 31 Aug. 2023
  • As of 2021, Flava Flav had eight grandchildren, one of whom wore his iconic clock for dress-up day at school.
    — Marilyn La Jeunesse, Parents, 29 Oct. 2024
  • Lai is survived by his wife of 64 years and all six of his children, their spouses and eight grandchildren.
    — Tim Carman, Washington Post, 23 Feb. 2024
  • This is the case for Vasquez, who recently had to sell most of her possessions and move in with her daughter and grandchild.
    — Katie Rice, Orlando Sentinel, 3 Aug. 2022
  • His wife said she was touched by the story of a man who came all the way from New Delhi to pray for a visa to see his grandchild after eight years apart.
    — Deepa Bharath, ajc, 17 Dec. 2022
  • Harris is survived by his mother, his daughter, a sister, two brothers, and two grandchildren.
    — Lester Fabian Brathwaite, EW.com, 28 Oct. 2024

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