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

It was another confidence boost for the redshirt freshman who’s continuing to absorb fatherly advice while forging his own identity.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 27, 2024

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

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

Laila pictured him as he must have been once, erasing his blackboard with graceful swipes, looking over a student’s shoulder, fatherly and attentive.

From "A Thousand Splendid Suns" by Khaled Hosseini