papa

Example Sentences

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‘You’ve got to take care of mama bear and papa bear first.’

From MarketWatch • Dec. 16, 2025

Someone’s got to pay as papa becomes grand-père, but the forecast is bleak.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 8, 2025

To me, and everyone else in my family, he’s always been papa.

From Salon • Oct. 31, 2025

But not before papa Ozzy got a few words in edgewise.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 7, 2025

At first I was reluctant to touch any of it, but then I saw my mama and papa picking up fruits and piling them into a cart, and I joined in.

From "Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina" by Michaela DePrince