motherly

Example Sentences

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“But do our children need such concern or do we slyly foster it clinging to our motherly purpose?”

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 4, 2025

She noted my American accent and told me with gentle, motherly scorn that I shouldn’t be traveling while pregnant.

From Salon • Dec. 3, 2025

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

From BBC • Sep. 4, 2025

Guibert says it was her own protective, motherly instinct that gave her pause; she also preferred the idea of a scripted film.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 15, 2025

Although Olga was almost the same age as Bobby, she treated him in a motherly way—for example, by preparing the foods she knew he preferred.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady