Example Sentences

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Among the fathers I surveyed, nearly two-thirds expect to receive something other than what they want.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 17, 2026

Some of what fathers want, though, isn’t a purchase at all.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 17, 2026

The care that mothers supplied still had to be done, and more of it fell to fathers.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 17, 2026

Each month, he invites fathers to enjoy golf together to focus on fellowship, fatherhood and their well-being.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 16, 2026

They will boast how their fathers took them.

From "The Boy Who Dared" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti