dad

Example Sentences

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"I like him. I like his dad a lot. They are very good people. It's his first final, so I'm happy for him that he reached it."

From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026

Ibrahimovic, the son of immigrants to Sweden from the former Yugoslavia, was the Scandinavian dad urging his kids to ride bicycles to school.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 6, 2026

“You’re a dad, so maybe you get this,” I said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

If not there, I’d go to El Tepeyac Cafe in Boyle Heights, which is one of my all-time favorites as a kid that my dad would take me to.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026

“We wouldn’t ask if we didn’t need you, but we need three people: two in Nate’s boat and one in Jonah’s, and my dad won’t let Jonah come.”

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam