city father
Example Sentences
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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
One city father simply turns to another and whispers gleefully: "See, he has a natural flair for politics."
From Time Magazine Archive
Some 70,000 people call it home, but only a city father could love it.
From Time Magazine Archive
"When are you going to move to the city, father?"
From Herbert Carter's Legacy by Horatio Alger
"Is there any chance of trouble in the city, father?"
From A March on London by G. A. (George Alfred) Henty
