How to Use granny in a Sentence

granny

noun
  • As for why the granny bob cut is trending?
    — Ariana Yaptangco, Glamour, 26 Mar. 2026
  • Because granny’s mind is not so hot.
    — Lilah Ramzi, Vogue, 4 Dec. 2025
  • But yeah, my granny lives like a mile from my parents.
    — Sid Evans, Southern Living, 2 Oct. 2025
  • Who would have thought that granny chic would make a comeback like this?
    — Rachel Hahn, Vogue, 20 June 2018
  • The chickens were cooked low and slow in the pits, as his granny might have done.
    — New York Times, 20 July 2021
  • It's been granny for a while, maybe his parents in the future.
    — Washington Post, 22 Sep. 2020
  • Muffin goes toe to toe with a real grouchy granny and comes out on top.
    — Vanessa Armstrong, Vulture, 22 Apr. 2024
  • In all, the granny sweaters of late are cooler and craftier than most.
    — Brooke Bobb, Vogue, 21 Sep. 2017
  • One by one, my friends confessed their secret love for granny panties.
    — Leeann Duggan, Glamour, 8 Aug. 2017
  • To her dismay, gone are her cute thongs, replaced by granny panties.
    — Susan Gubar, New York Times, 18 Jan. 2018
  • Take classic granny squares and turn them into a scarf with pockets!
    — Mariana Tuma, Good Housekeeping, 17 Aug. 2021
  • Trump really could save your granny from a house fire and some of you wouldn't even shake his hand.
    — Carlo Versano, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Oct. 2025
  • Like great-granny, Anne has long been more respected than adored.
    — Maria Puente, USA TODAY, 17 Sep. 2022
  • That would be the humble brooch—although these aren’t the kind of brooches your granny used to wear.
    — Liam Hess, Vogue, 12 Mar. 2024
  • And on top of that, this was at my momma’s, in front of my momma, granny, and more kids.
    — Armon Sadler, VIBE.com, 8 July 2024
  • The granny-gears on the new mountain bikes are amazing and make climbing a breeze.
    — Scott McMurren, Anchorage Daily News, 12 June 2021
  • The butter-wouldn’t-melt knitting granny?
    — Raven Smith, Vogue, 9 Jan. 2026
  • Woodside is instead spinning this as a choice between big cats and granny flats.
    — Curbed, 3 Feb. 2022
  • My granny had this old-school dressing table with powder puffs and used to do me up in makeup.
    — Daniel Jackson, Allure, 12 Dec. 2017
  • But Maura never overdoes the feisty granny bit.
    — David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 3 Oct. 2025
  • If the whole car is covered in crochet granny squares, why is this dude knitting the side view cover?
    — Taysha Murtaugh, Country Living, 12 Jan. 2018
  • Bob watched Vernon collect the kids and wife and granny and head to the cashier at the entrance.
    — Tom Hanks, Harper’s Magazine , 5 Jan. 2023
  • My granny was the strongest rock in our family and my mother was my true North.
    — Amy Capetta, Good Housekeeping, 26 Nov. 2017
  • As Shanna got ready for school Wednesday morning, her granny called her over.
    — Talia Richman, Dallas News, 20 Jan. 2021
  • Initially, the Queen's youngest granddaughter had no idea her granny was the monarch.
    — Caroline Hallemann, Town & Country, 19 May 2022
  • The song paints the president as a senile granny trying to make it into heaven.
    — Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 13 Oct. 2017
  • The 6-11 center takes granny-style shots to warm up ahead of the game, including from half-court.
    — Katherine Fitzgerald, The Arizona Republic, 12 June 2021
  • My granny lived there with my dad’s sister, Susie, and her husband, John, for the last decade of her life.
    — Sarah D. Wire, USA Today, 17 May 2026
  • Days later, at around 4 AM on April 27th, my sweet granny left us.
    — Molly Burford, SELF, 18 Dec. 2020
  • The world of supportive shoes has come a long way since the days of geriatric granny boots, in terms of style and technology.
    — David Hochman, Forbes, 20 Sep. 2024

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