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Grandparents meaning

plural of grandparent

Using Grandparents

  • The main meaning on this page is: plural of grandparent
  • In the example corpus, grandparents often appears in combinations such as: her grandparents, grandparents and, his grandparents.

Context around Grandparents

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 28 words
  • Position in the sentence: 5 start, 15 middle, 0 end
  • Sentence types: 19 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations

Corpus analysis for Grandparents

  • In this selection, "grandparents" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 28 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, great, paternal, maternal, orville, oliver and john stand out and add context to how "grandparents" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include and great grandparents and and great grandparents before them. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "grandparents" sits close to words such as oval, preview and solved, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with grandparents

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

They had three children and were grandparents and great grandparents. (10 words)

Did you, your older siblings, cousins, parents, grandparents or great-grandparents ever attend classes in a country schoolhouse? (18 words)

She was also preceded in death by maternal grandparents – John and Marybell McKenzie; paternal grandparents – Glen and Mary Day. (19 words)

Depending upon the ages of you and your grandparents, and on your family’s geography and lifestyle, it’s possible there is a wide gap between that which you take for granted and what your grandparents once lived without. (39 words)

Louisiana ranks in the top five nationally in the number of grandparents raising grandchildren, with 10,000 children being raised by their grandparents in the Baton Rouge area alone, according to statistics from the U.S. Census Bureau. (38 words)

She was preceded in death by her former fiancé, Ethan and Silas’ father, Jeff R. Nigg; maternal grandparents, Orville and Georgina (Engelhart) Barnhart; paternal grandparents, Oliver and Hazel Lindauer; and by her step-grandfather, Louis Braunecker. (36 words)

Did you, your older siblings, cousins, parents, grandparents or great-grandparents ever attend classes in a country schoolhouse? (18 words)

Example sentences (20)

Grandparents and great-grandparents in the family were among the thousands of Ukrainians exiled to Siberia under Soviet dictator Joseph Stalin.

She was preceded in death by her former fiancé, Ethan and Silas’ father, Jeff R. Nigg; maternal grandparents, Orville and Georgina (Engelhart) Barnhart; paternal grandparents, Oliver and Hazel Lindauer; and by her step-grandfather, Louis Braunecker.

They had three children and were grandparents and great grandparents.

They have been such great role models as parents to four children, grandparents to 10 grandchildren, and great-grandparents to nine babies,” she said.

Every single person in the world has likely asked their parents or grandparents about their own parents and grandparents because the interest in bringing a name to reality and bringing people to life is often tangible.

It covers what conversion entails, as well as the girl’s Jewish and non-Jewish grandparents and the grandparents all love the girl no matter what.

One Urn will be taken to Indiana, and buried between my grandparents and great grandparents, while the other will be buried near Bennett Bay, on Lake Coeur d'Alene (ID).

She was also preceded in death by maternal grandparents – John and Marybell McKenzie; paternal grandparents – Glen and Mary Day.

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She was predeceased by her Paternal Grandparents Simeon and Marjorie Fleming, her maternal grandparents Victor Belevick and Violet Belevick, her father Simeon “Skip” Fleming, brother Simeon “Chip” Fleming and her Great Niece Violet Kathryn Ahearn.

Jeremy was preceded in death by his maternal Grandfathers James Evans and Charles Salmons his paternal Grandparents, Albert and Ardielee Maynard, his great-grandparents, and his Uncles; Jackie Turner, Scott Evans, and Kirk Miller.

Louisiana ranks in the top five nationally in the number of grandparents raising grandchildren, with 10,000 children being raised by their grandparents in the Baton Rouge area alone, according to statistics from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Many immigrants, including our parents, grandparents and great grandparents, came with nothing, joined the working class and made new lives.

Many young American urbanites have resigned themselves to a life of non-ownership, abandoning the dream of their parents and grandparents and great-grandparents before them, often out of financial necessity.

She is preceded in death by maternal grandparents, Papaw Charles Sanders and Grandpa Bill Ledford; paternal grandparents, George and Helen Maney; great aunt, Gerene Messer and Colin Jenkins.

Depending upon the ages of you and your grandparents, and on your family’s geography and lifestyle, it’s possible there is a wide gap between that which you take for granted and what your grandparents once lived without.

Did you, your older siblings, cousins, parents, grandparents or great-grandparents ever attend classes in a country schoolhouse?

Grandparents will enjoy teaching their grandkids how to hit golf balls at the driving range–and in turn, the grandkids may take pleasure in teaching their grandparents how to ride a Segway in the Courtyard.

He was preceded in death by his maternal grandparents, Delma G. Lastinger and Valdese Stanfield Lastinger Lewis, Gene “Gramps” Lewis, his paternal grandparents, Marvin E. and Lera Herrin Barber.

In addition to her maternal grandparents, she was preceded in death by her parents, Sam and Linda Mock Machen; paternal grandparents, Rev. David and Ola Mae Machen.

Rhonda was preceded in death by her brother, Kevin Eugene Patrick, paternal grandparents, Floyd and Lola Patrick and maternal grandparents, Robert and Etha Muncie.

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Common combinations with grandparents

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "grandparents" in a sentence?
An example: "Grandparents and great-grandparents in the family were among the thousands of Ukrainians exiled to Siberia under Soviet dictator Joseph Stalin." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "grandparents" from authentic English texts.
What does "grandparents" mean?
Grandparents means: plural of grandparent
How many example sentences with "grandparents" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "grandparents", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.