Example Sentences

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"I don't know if there's much music for all the mothers and the fathers in the world, especially for men," he says.

From BBC • Jun. 19, 2026

Ahead of his autumn tour across Europe and the UK, the singer talks about writing songs for "the mothers and the fathers in the world" and his first collaboration with long-time friend KT Tunstall.

From BBC • Jun. 19, 2026

Newer time-use research finds that, since the pandemic, fathers of young children have again traded paid hours for care giving, nearly one for one.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 17, 2026

If this is what fathers want, and it is no harder to give than a gadget, why do we all have “#1 Dad” socks?

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 17, 2026

Our fathers live on different continents and only see each other after years, but in some ways they are strikingly similar.

From "Amina's Song" by Hena Khan