father figure
Example Sentences
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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.
She lost her father in 2012, she said, “so I think he’s kind of taken the role in my life as a father figure.”
From Seattle Times
She thought, according to friends, that her son needed a father figure in his life.
From Seattle Times
Film after film, director Sean Durkin explores the dynamics of dysfunctional families, particularly ones with imposing, controlling or otherwise distrustful father figures.
From Los Angeles Times
“I hope everybody connects to this father figure Batman that we’ve built.”
From Los Angeles Times
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