fatherly

Example Sentences

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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

But when you consider current headlines, a thoughtful leader engaging with thorny issues from a place of psychological honesty, social integrity and fatherly love could almost count as fantasy.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 13, 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

She said he had asked in "gentle and fatherly way", and that she thought "the leader has the right to be presented in the way he sees fit".

From BBC • Dec. 19, 2024

"Now you ready," he said with a fatherly smile.

From "When I Was the Greatest" by Jason Reynolds