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

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

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

I’m sad to say he is the person I’m supposed to look up to for good solid fatherly advice.

From "The Freedom Writers Diary" by The Freedom Writers