patriarch
Example Sentences
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Who do you play in “The Madison”? I play the patriarch in the Taylor Sheridan series about a family that moves West to recover from a tragedy.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 17, 2026
“A Midcentury Modern vibe was Walt,” Smith says, referring to park patriarch Walt Disney.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 11, 2026
Family patriarch Joseph Guinnip joined the throngs of people who headed west to take hold of America’s Manifest Destiny, leaving Steuben County, N.Y., in the 1830s.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 15, 2026
Last November the court sentenced five of them to death including the clan's patriarch Bai Suocheng, who died of illness after his conviction, state media reported.
From BBC • Feb. 1, 2026
If there's one person in our family who deserves the credit for the close-knit relationships between us cousins, it's Dayee Mehrdad, otherwise known as the true patriarch of our massive brood.
From "Americanized" by Sara Saedi
Vocabulary lists containing patriarch
Play by the Rules: Arch
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