man of the house

Example Sentences

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Elassal plays Samir, who’s trying hard to be the man of the house.

From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2025

And the man of the house, holding his violin bow after an interrupted duet, leans over solicitously, and says: “I do apologize, Rinehart. The cat has never bitten anyone previously.”

From New York Times • Nov. 2, 2022

His father's death made him "grow up a little faster" than other kids his age as he wanted to be there for his family and be the man of the house, he recalls.

From BBC • Sep. 10, 2021

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

From The Guardian • May 19, 2020

But Jimmy had concerns of his own, and Alex was man of the house.

From "The Dead and the Gone" by Susan Beth Pfeffer