Many homeowners avoided costly renovations because their properties were protected by grandfather clauses.

My great-grandfather kept a leather-bound journal during his travels across the country.

The grandfather clock in the hallway chimed midnight as we gathered for the family reunion.

My paternal grandfathers served in the navy and told us stories about the sea.

My great grandfather fought in the war and left us a box of letters.

My maternal grandfather taught me how to garden every summer when I visited his farmhouse.

My paternal grandfather taught me how to fish last summer.

The museum displayed two antique grandfather chairs in the corner.

He sank into the grandfather chair and pulled the blanket over his knees.

She carefully mends her grandfather shirts every autumn, remembering the summers he spent fishing on the lake.