godfather

Example Sentences

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Epstein declined, saying he had promised his goddaughter he "would not be godfather to anyone else".

From BBC • Feb. 28, 2026

Jordan, who had been a team-mate at Leeds, was also godfather to Yorath's daughter Gabby.

From BBC • Jan. 8, 2026

Those who chose the dimly lit path happened upon their version of an A-list celebrity: the man known as the godfather of AI.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 20, 2025

He was, after all, employed and mentored by Peter Thiel of Palantir, the godfather of the recent surge of military research and financing in Silicon Valley.

From Salon • Nov. 27, 2025

After church, we followed Mommy as she stalked out, and my godfather met her at the door.

From "The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother" by James McBride