avuncular

Example Sentences

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Here is the quintessential Westerner about to transform himself from Honest Abe the rail-splitter into Father Abraham, the avuncular statesman capable of handling the looming crisis over disunion and slavery.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 13, 2026

At an appearance at the University of Mannheim in southwest Germany, Breuer, in his gray-jacketed dress uniform, sprang from his chair, transforming what had been an avuncular presence into one of studied intensity.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 12, 2026

Though it counts Jesus among its many visitors over the years, said Khaldoon Hanna, Taybeh’s avuncular deputy mayor, these days “no one is coming.”

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 6, 2025

Lewin is avuncular without seeming overbearing, which is key in a story about a creepy yet bizarrely clownish killer.

From Salon • Apr. 21, 2024

“Well, that’s ridiculous,” he said, flashing an avuncular grin that I suspected was generated by whatever diplomacy software he was running.

From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline