forefathers

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

"But mining will make everything around us dirty. Our forefathers taught us to protect the forest; it is everything to us."

From Barron's • Apr. 22, 2026

The home, she said, is more than 200 years old and built by her Spanish forefathers, with a tiled courtyard in the center and Moorish accents on the masonry.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 6, 2026

“What is he?” murmurs one grey shadow of my forefathers to the other.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 5, 2026

"The house bears the footprints of my forefathers – the house to me is on hallowed ground."

From BBC • Feb. 9, 2025

His heart had been heavy since we came to the town, the second figure spoke, his forefathers were men of the sea, the Márez people, they were conquistadors, men whose freedom was unbounded.

From "Bless Me, Ultima" by Rudolfo Anaya