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
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)
In attempting to furnish the necessary stimuli and opportunities for the development of his boy, the farmer has—if he will only use it—a great advantage over the city father.
From Farm Boys and Girls by McKeever, William Arch
