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
Whether Celtic folk see it as the return of the prodigal son or the reappointment of the shameless one, Brendan Rodgers seems to be on his way back to Parkhead, bar a late hitch.
From BBC • Jun. 16, 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
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
