father

Example Sentences

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Related: ‘I plan to take out a mortgage’: My father died.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 6, 2026

Then, less than a week later, as Jessica was in her bedroom, being comforted by her maternal grandmother, Linda Gandy, her father appeared.

From Slate • Apr. 6, 2026

“That was never what I wanted. It’s not what my father, grandfather or uncle wanted.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

That would have been plenty, but a third section features Andrew Dismukes as an annoyed father refusing to listen to his 6-year-old son’s words.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 5, 2026

She had loved her father, despite that specific unkindness.

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman