motherly

Example Sentences

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Each has done their motherly duty and views home and family as the center of their world.

From Salon • Mar. 21, 2026

"It's not coming from the motherly, feminine side of it," Ms Rabinovitch-Fox added.

From BBC • Sep. 4, 2025

Torres captures a paradoxical mix of motherly strength and unspoken terror, and her performance provides a fascinating look at the brutal impact of authoritarianism on the individual.

From Salon • Feb. 28, 2025

In it, she plays Gloria Salazar, the eldest daughter and motherly leader of a friend group seeking to reverse a curse.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 18, 2025

Let’s see what you have in your closet She opened the closet doors and started thumbing through the clothes f had hanging there, giving little motherly comments.

From "Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie" by Jordan Sonnenblick