patriarch
Example Sentences
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Known for playing the self-serving patriarch Frank Gallagher in TV series “Shameless,” Macy returns to the screen in the historical drama “Train Dreams.”
The former adds to and complements the museum’s mission of preserving the legacy of Walt Disney, showing the park patriarch as something of a conductor who built Disneyland with the help of creatives across Hollywood.
From Los Angeles Times
Though there are many variations, the most recognizable dad of this mold is Homer, the patriarch on “The Simpsons” .
From Los Angeles Times
The oil was consecrated on March 3 by the Greek Orthodox patriarch of Jerusalem and the Anglican archbishop in Jerusalem.
From Washington Times
It also underscored how personal such debates have been, even in the Gianforte family, whose patriarch appeared poised to back his Republican colleagues and sign the bills into law.
From New York Times
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