favorite son
Example Sentences
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Sure, maybe they wouldn’t have chosen California as their favorite son’s next step.
From Los Angeles Times
Roberts called Dole Kansas’s “favorite son” and noted how the state shaped the late lawmaker’s worldview.
From Washington Post
After the pandemic left seats empty for the Chino Hills native’s return last year, fans were eager to welcome home a favorite son.
From Los Angeles Times
For one thing, Beatles tunes are credited in the anthology to "Paul McCartney and John Lennon," eschewing the "Lennon-McCartney" brand that ensured that Liverpool's favorite sons were household names the world over by their mid-twenties.
From Salon
If he agreed to the richest deal in NBA history, Milwaukee would retain a favorite son who had become a global icon.
From Washington Post
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
