Sentence examples similar to a grand work from inspiring English sources

Today, more than half a century later, Ms. Pelosi likes to point out that she occupies the office once held by Thomas P. O'Neill, the former speaker of the House, whose granddaughter works for her.

One evening at Nrityagram I watched the two Sri Lankan dancers, Thaji Dias (a granddaughter of Chitrasena) and Mithilani Munasingha, working for hours with their choreographer, Heshma Wignaraja, and with three of the Nrityagram musicians to perfect their rhythmic command of these syllabic dances ("Takateeta deena, Takateeta deena, Takateeta deen" is how one phrase sounds) in Odissi meter.

"This does not work," said Ms. al-Sabah, who is a granddaughter of Kuwait's emir.

"I promise to give 100 percent at work, 100 percent as a friend, 100 percent as a daughter, 100 percent as a granddaughter," she said.

I have a granddaughter.

They had a son and a granddaughter.

Rab and Mary have a granddaughter, Peaches.

She was a granddaughter of F.A.O.

Mr. Hamilton is survived by a brother, Don; a daughter, Denise Hamilton; a granddaughter; and two great-granddaughters.

Naomi was like a granddaughter to him.

He is also survived by a granddaughter.