fatherly
Example Sentences
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On the comedy podcast, Egerton went on to describe his Kingsman: The Secret Service and Kingsman: The Golden Circle co-star Colin Firth as a "fatherly figure".
From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026
As the Slayer’s Watcher, Giles keeps Buffy battle ready, advises her and occasionally gives her a fatherly shoulder to cry on.
From Salon ● Jun. 12, 2026
It’s my fatherly nudge to do something that they’re a little nervous or apprehensive about, like the double black diamond or even trying a new food.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 4, 2026
Soap opera twists and fatherly love - but what next for Eubank and Benn?
From BBC ● Apr. 27, 2025
They had met before, and Fudge shook Harry’s hand in a fatherly fashion, asked how he was, and introduced him to the wizards on either side of him.
From "Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire" by J. K. Rowling
