dad

Example Sentences

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His dad eventually asked him to find a new place to practice.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 7, 2026

R&B singer-songwriter H.E.R. says her dad taught her to play the bass line of “Shining Star.”

From Salon • Jun. 7, 2026

“It’s the same one my dad brought home in ’71.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026

My dad was a butcher, my mother a butcher’s helper and then a junior-high-school teacher after my father died.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

“Of course. Don’t worry. Have fun with your dad at the fair.”

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam