fatherly

Example Sentences

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The fatherly proprietor of a Times Square ping-pong parlor where Marty trains?

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 26, 2025

Harbour, as Jim Hopper, takes on a fatherly role to protect her, which can cause tensions between their characters as she tries to lead as normal a life as she can with her friends.

From BBC • Nov. 7, 2025

Mazin is full of fatherly affection for Ramsey as he describes the young actor as “an old soul.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 13, 2025

They were especially incensed that her father showed affection for his fun, fashionable daughter, and freaked out that he gave his daughter a fatherly side hug during the convention.

From Salon • Aug. 27, 2024

The great sprinter kept a fatherly eye on him; Louie repaid him by swiping his do not disturb sign, leaving poor Owens besieged by autograph seekers.

From "Unbroken" by Laura Hillenbrand