city father
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
In Cotati, Paulekas morphed into a bizarro city father: He became politically active, regularly speaking out at City Council meetings.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 22, 2022
Some 70,000 people call it home, but only a city father could love it.
From Time Magazine Archive
One city father simply turns to another and whispers gleefully: "See, he has a natural flair for politics."
From Time Magazine Archive
"Is there any chance of trouble in the city, father?"
From A March on London by Henty, G. A. (George Alfred)
It seemed to him on the platform as if an hour passed while he, who had played with a city father, stood, clothed with shame, before this commanding young woman.
From Kate Carnegie and Those Ministers by Maclaren, Ian
