prodigal son
Example Sentences
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In a troubled time before their rift, my husband, by his own account, had been financially irresponsible, reckless, a prodigal son.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 10, 2025
Back then, Strasburg’s contract was seen as a major win for the Nationals — the prodigal son who decided to stay home.
From Washington Times • Aug. 24, 2023
He’s also been taken out of the Kentucky landscape that was essential to “Justified” and sent on a road trip to Detroit, where he’s now an unwanted outsider rather than a prodigal son.
From New York Times • Jul. 17, 2023
We came not to see an icon but a family member, an eternal L.A. prodigal son.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 9, 2022
When the prodigal son comes home in Luke 15:20, “His father saw him and was filled with compassion for him; he ran to his son, threw his arms around him and kissed him.”
From "Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers" by Deborah Heiligman
