family man
Example Sentences
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"He's a mad man. I know he's a family man, but he is a big kid inside, a lively character and a top goalkeeper."
From BBC
"He was a family man who wanted to give the best life to his five children. And now he is gone," said Khan, who also works in the UAE as a construction worker.
From Barron's
"Becoming a dad really was the making of Ethan, he just had a real strong sense of wanting to be a family man," she said.
From BBC
A father to a two-year-old at the time, Roberts said Spring appeared to be a "devoted family man", but had a darker side.
From BBC
Francis Fitzgibbon, defending, said his client understood his sentence would be one of imprisonment, adding he had been a "responsible family man" in the years since.
From BBC
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