father figure
Example Sentences
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He also lacked a father figure growing up, as his father was not involved in raising him.
From MarketWatch • May 4, 2026
Army colonel Lee Shaw, her team’s father figure, in the monster realm they call Axis Mundi.
From Salon • Mar. 20, 2026
Nancy Shear wasn’t yet out of her teens when she was hired as musical assistant to the eminent and enigmatic symphony conductor Leopold Stokowski, who became her mentor and a father figure of sorts.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 21, 2025
The show depicted Beam as a mentor and father figure to his players, some of whom were facing significant challenges in their lives, as they navigate a football season.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 14, 2025
The only kid he knew who’d had to become a father figure for his little brother and sister, when he was barely older than them himself.
From "The Strangers" by Margaret Peterson Haddix
