father

Example Sentences

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“We both grew up in households where costs like that were catastrophic,” said Martinez, whose father earned less than $40,000 a year working for the state of Texas.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

But it is a different story with her father.

From BBC • Apr. 5, 2026

That would have been plenty, but a third section features Andrew Dismukes as an annoyed father refusing to listen to his 6-year-old son’s words.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 5, 2026

"I'm letting him go proudly. I accept it sincerely, even though it is not what I had hoped as a parent," Zulmi's father Iskandarudin told reporters after the funeral.

From Barron's • Apr. 5, 2026

Mrs. Kuen’s gaze darted between Ba and me; she was plainly appalled that a girl would speak to her father like this.

From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu