dad

Example Sentences

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Speaking outside of court, Kirwan's son Christopher Kirwan said "our dad was our safety net".

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026

R&B singer-songwriter H.E.R. says her dad taught her to play the bass line of “Shining Star.”

From Salon • Jun. 7, 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

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

Ten minutes later my dad honks the horn and I hug Rue goodbye.

From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold