man of the house

Example Sentences

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Following his father's death, his family said Oliwier had taken it upon himself "to be the man of the house," and was "incredibly protective" of his siblings and others.

From BBC • Jun. 19, 2023

“As the man of the house, it makes me feel less than,” he said of the difficulty of providing for his three children.

From New York Times • Jul. 4, 2021

It’s all there: The body in the library; the inspector on the case; the starchy ex-military man of the house; the flighty second wife; the sullen, eccentric children; and so much more.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 12, 2020

“We can rustle something up,” the unsuspecting man of the house says.

From The Guardian • May 19, 2020

Proud, like the man of the house, which, of course, he was now.

From "X: A Novel" by Ilyasah Shabazz