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

“My head was like, ‘How can I alleviate my mom worrying about me — in form of compensation, in the form of safety and being the man of the house?

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 21, 2022

“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

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

From The Guardian • May 19, 2020

With Pa gone and my older brothers at their camp, Kim is the man of the house.

From "First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers" by Loung Ung