Wondering how to use Grandma in a sentence? Below are 10+ example sentences from authentic English texts. Including the meaning and synonyms such as grandmother or granny.
Grandma in a sentence
Related words
Grandma meaning
Grandmother.
Synonyms of Grandma
Using Grandma
- The main meaning on this page is: Grandmother.
- Useful related words include: grandmother, granny, grannie, gran.
- In the example corpus, grandma often appears in combinations such as: my grandma, grandma and, grandma to.
Context around Grandma
- Average sentence length in these examples: 24.3 words
- Position in the sentence: 4 start, 12 middle, 4 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Grandma
- In this selection, "grandma" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 24.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, great, cherished, law, great, sister and auntie stand out and add context to how "grandma" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include and great grandma and grandma great grandma sister and. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "grandma" sits close to words such as algebra, anglican and bribery, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with grandma
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
A loving Grandma and Great Grandma. (6 words)
A Dearly loved Wife, Mum, Grandma and Great Grandma. (9 words)
A loved and treasured Wife, Mum, Grandma, Great Grandma and friend. (11 words)
Loving mum of Linden, Stephen and the late Melvyn, mother-in-law to Clare and Dawn, grandma to Stacey and Luke, Rachel and Simon, Rebecca and Joseph, Sophie and Josh, great-grandma to Cody, Evelyn, Lacey and a good friend to many. (42 words)
Shirley Lucette Chaffey died peacefully in Derby on October 14, aged 88. A loving mum to Jonathan and Anna, a cherished grandma and a loving great-grandma to many other children and a loved sister to Graham and Paul. (39 words)
The dearly loved wife of the late Biagio, much loved mum of Maria and Giuseppe, loved mother-in-law of Alan, a loving and very special grandma of Dario, Emilio and Antonio, treasured great-grandma of Lazzaro and Alessio. (39 words)
Example sentences (20)
A loving Grandma and Great Grandma.
Beloved wife of the late Peter, much loved mum of Paul, Sharon, Angela and Peter, also dearly loved mother-in-law, grandma, great grandma, sister and aunty.
Grandma, great grandma, sister of Noreen and the late Lillian and Martin and friend to many.
Loving mum of Linden, Stephen and the late Melvyn, mother-in-law to Clare and Dawn, grandma to Stacey and Luke, Rachel and Simon, Rebecca and Joseph, Sophie and Josh, great-grandma to Cody, Evelyn, Lacey and a good friend to many.
Loving wife of Robert, much loved mum of Karen and Adele and a cherished grandma and great grandma.
Now reunited with her beloved husband Stan, a much loved mother of John and Julie, dear mother-in-law of Lynne and John and a treasured grandma and great-grandma.
Shirley Lucette Chaffey died peacefully in Derby on October 14, aged 88. A loving mum to Jonathan and Anna, a cherished grandma and a loving great-grandma to many other children and a loved sister to Graham and Paul.
The beloved wife of the late Mr. Alan Milner she was a much loved Mum, Mum-in-Law, Grandma, Great-Grandma, Sister and Auntie who will be greatly missed.
The dearly loved wife of the late Biagio, much loved mum of Maria and Giuseppe, loved mother-in-law of Alan, a loving and very special grandma of Dario, Emilio and Antonio, treasured great-grandma of Lazzaro and Alessio.
A Dearly loved Wife, Mum, Grandma and Great Grandma.
A loved and treasured Wife, Mum, Grandma, Great Grandma and friend.
A much loved and loving Wife of Kieran, Mum of Janine and the late James, Mother-In-Law of Lyndon, Grandma of Doniquea and Cal, also a Great-Grandma of Dayyan and Donnayah.
Beloved mother of Jonathan and Monica, and grandma to Alex, Freddie, Seb, Anna and Izzy, great grandma to Eve and Robin.
Beloved Wife of the late Derek, much loved Mum to Chris and Hil, Mother in law to Dave and Tez, Special Grandma to Matt and Liam, Devoted Nan to Natasha and Loving Great Grandma to Jonah and Emilio.
Betty was the devoted wife of the late Harold, much-loved mum to Sue and Carole, cherished grandma and great-grandma.
Born in Bradford, Richard lived with his grandma in Eccleshill following the sad passing of his grandad, and despite being mad, he would write stories, to which his beloved grandma would say "one day you will be an author".
Dearly loved Grandma, Great Mamma and Great Great Grandma, auntie and friend.
Devoted Grandma to Hollie and Tim. Great Grandma to James, Ted, Evie and Ivy.
Devoted wife to Gerry, much loved mum to Angela & Jackie, caring grandma to Megan, Harry and Grace and great grandma to Lily-Rose and Alfie.
Loving wife of the late Bobby and a much loved mam, grandma, great grandma and aunty.
Common combinations with grandma
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- my grandma 27×
- grandma and 26×
- grandma to 26×
- great grandma 22×
- and grandma 12×
- grandma of 10×
- her grandma 9×
- grandma great 8×
- grandma house 8×
- his grandma 7×