city father
Example Sentences
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In Cotati, Paulekas morphed into a bizarro city father: He became politically active, regularly speaking out at City Council meetings.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 22, 2022
One city father simply turns to another and whispers gleefully: "See, he has a natural flair for politics."
From Time Magazine Archive
Some 70,000 people call it home, but only a city father could love it.
From Time Magazine Archive
One only makes not up a city, father.
From The Seven Plays in English Verse by Sophocles
"When are you going to move to the city, father?"
From Herbert Carter's Legacy by Alger, Horatio
