Example sentences for: great-grandmother

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

  • As spy fever once again gripped Britain after the confession of an 87-year-old great-grandmother that she had given British nuclear secrets to the Russians, the Times of India said Monday that "[l]ike diamonds, it seems, spies are forever."

  • The NYT runs a piece about the 87-year-old great-grandmother revealed by a forthcoming book to have been an undetected KGB operative, active from the early '40s until the early '70s.

  • P.S.--I Won't Be Attending Your Funeral, Either: During a rambling discussion of oncology and longevity on This Week , Kristol shares the happy fact that his wife has a centenarian grandmother and a great-grandmother who lived past 100 too.

  • Five women had a family history of premature ovarian failure (two patients had sisters with premature ovarian failure, one patient's mother had premature ovarian failure, one had a paternal aunt with premature ovarian failure, and one patient had a paternal aunt, a grandmother, and a great-grandmother who were thought to have the condition).

  • The case was brought by four Oakland, Calif., senior citizens, including 63-year-old great-grandmother Pearlie Rucker.


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