Example sentences for: grandson

How can you use “grandson” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

  • Louis XVI, grandson of Louis XV, found himself attacked on all sides.

  • Born in New Jersey in 1912, Smith was the grandson of the designer of the standard fire hydrant and grew up among engineers such as his father.

  • The coronation of his designated successor, Juan Carlos, the grandson of Alfonso XIII, brought the restoration of parliamentary democracy and a relaxation of customs and laws.

  • Malcolm II’s own grandson, Malcolm Canmore (1058–1093), often visited Edinburgh with his wife Margaret, a Saxon princess.

  • This dictionary might be said to be the grandson of The Random House Dictionary of the English Language - College Edition , 1968, of which I was editor in chief (with the late Stuart B. Flexner as managing editor) and the great-grandson of the American College Dictionary [ ACD ], 1947, of which Clarence L. Barnhart was editor in chief.


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