It was more intended to point out what getting called grandmotherly means when you are a politician. From Wordnik.com. [Think Progress » ThinkFast: November 10, 2006] Reference
In politics, being called grandmotherly is an insult, being called angry and resentful is a compliment. From Wordnik.com. [Think Progress » ThinkFast: November 10, 2006] Reference
Out of a political context being called grandmotherly is a good thing, inside the political context though, is another story. From Wordnik.com. [Think Progress » ThinkFast: November 10, 2006] Reference
Except that this woman wasn't near being what any man in his right mind would call grandmotherly, her actual age notwithstanding. From Wordnik.com. [Impossible Places]
JESSICA: Isabelle sidled over to this very nice, kind of grandmotherly-looking lady and said, you know, hi, I'm Isabelle. From Wordnik.com. [A Life Without Fear] Reference
"Occasional treats are fine, but 80 per cent of the diet should be 'grandmotherly'," she says. From Wordnik.com. [Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph] Reference
The announcement of Bea Arthur's death today made me think about actresses that we think of as kind of grandmotherly types. From Wordnik.com. [ShowHype - Top Entertainment News, Videos, and Blogs] Reference
Except that this woman wasn’t near being what any man in his right mind would call grandmotherly, her actual age notwithstanding. From Wordnik.com. [Impossible Places]
A gentle, grandmotherly woman urged her to a seat. From Wordnik.com. [New Year's Wake A Terran Empire story] Reference
Fifty is grandmotherly and suitable for little else. From Wordnik.com. [The Love Affairs of an Old Maid] Reference
It was the grandmotherly type from yesterday's flight. From Wordnik.com. [Fire and Ice]
People think she's a sweet, grandmotherly Aunt Bea type. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript May 1, 2005] Reference
Maw Maw, who embodies all things good and grandmotherly. From Wordnik.com. [chicagojo Diary Entry] Reference
The interview was with a sweet little grandmotherly type woman. From Wordnik.com. [unclebob Diary Entry] Reference
What kind of shirt will make me look sassy and not grandmotherly?. From Wordnik.com. [Youthful Blouses to Hide Arm Flab] Reference
The atmosphere of thorough grandmotherly goodness surrounded her. From Wordnik.com. [The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 14, No. 82, August, 1864] Reference
I announced myself and received a grandmotherly smile for my efforts. From Wordnik.com. [When The Bough Breaks]
Monica just wants to live long enough to pass on her grandmotherly wisdom. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Oct 15, 2006] Reference
She was in her early fifties, but she already had that grandmotherly look. From Wordnik.com. [Consent to Kill]
This Aunt Bea looking woman ... this paragon of all grandmotherly virtues. From Wordnik.com. [idiot-milk Diary Entry] Reference
Shaking her grandmotherly head she said, "Honey those kids are out of control.". From Wordnik.com. [Leslie Griffith: Mr. Obama: I Now Pronounce You - Unlabeled] Reference
And from all appearances, she seemed to be a fine woman, nice, very grandmotherly. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Aug 1, 2007] Reference
I asked the grandmotherly woman at the cash register if Pace had been in that morning. From Wordnik.com. [Till the Butchers Cut Him Down]
Downloadable options include a grandmotherly-sounding voice, or one billed as "The Don.". From Wordnik.com. [GPS navigation celebrity voices: You talkin' to me?] Reference
He got from me the name of the hospital and on Ivan's phone traced the grandmotherly doctor. From Wordnik.com. [To The Hilt]
The first time I met her she gave me a hug -- very warm and chatty & perfectly grandmotherly. From Wordnik.com. [blabbedy blah blah] Reference
He talked about seeing a grandmotherly-looking pregnant woman walking around town last summer. From Wordnik.com. [Beth Kohl: IVF Has Democratized Reproduction] Reference
"No, no, it ain't that," poor Peace hiccoughed, burying her head on the grandmotherly shoulder. From Wordnik.com. [Heart of Gold] Reference
Heck, old grandmotherly white women were wearing Obama buttons and telling folk it's O-BA-MA. From Wordnik.com. [New GOP Attack On Obama: His Middle Name is "Hussein!"] Reference
Your mother will be at her most maternal and your grandmother will be at her grandmotherly best. From Wordnik.com. [Russ Wellen: What if We Don't Want to be Greeted by Loved Ones at Death?] Reference
LOCKLAIR: She comes across as a really nice, sweet person, you know, grandmotherly type of person. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Mar 14, 2008] Reference
But I feel it's fair to revoke one's advice if circumstances - and grandmotherly hormones - change. From Wordnik.com. [Jane Ganahl: The Grandma Jones] Reference
I watched him beating his bunch of grass against his knees, with that preoccupied grandmotherly air that elephants have. From Wordnik.com. [Shooting an Elephant] Reference
But I do not propose any grandmotherly legislation which permits one subject to the artist and relegates the other to the pornographer. From Wordnik.com. [Personality in Literature] Reference
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