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

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

Soap opera twists and fatherly love - but what next for Eubank and Benn?

From BBC • Apr. 27, 2025

Many of the Angels are just a few years into adulthood, requiring Washington and his staff sometimes to sometimes take on fatherly roles.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 25, 2024

Nigro and Collins both acted fatherly toward the boy, but Collins’s relationship lasted more than fifteen years.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady