father

Example Sentences

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Groomed from birth to inherit the throne, Pahlavi was 18 years old when the 1979 Islamic revolution swept away his father's monarchy.

From BBC

His mother, Tessa, on the other hand, didn’t share his father’s enthusiasm.

From Los Angeles Times

Gilham said Stanley's father, who was an MP, and his mother - who helped establish the first women's college at Cambridge University - had "great expectations for their first-born".

From BBC

Guinnip’s father, Robert, and mother, Rose, eventually took their turn at the helm.

From The Wall Street Journal

Joachim Alfred Wagner, 63, said he had lost not only gold worth tens of thousands of euros, but also jewellery that belonged to his father and grandparents.

From BBC