dad

Example Sentences

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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

Ibrahimovic, the son of immigrants to Sweden from the former Yugoslavia, was the Scandinavian dad urging his kids to ride bicycles to school.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 6, 2026

"I like him. I like his dad a lot. They are very good people. It's his first final, so I'm happy for him that he reached it."

From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026

“Well, your dad doesn’t run me. I’m grown,” she says.

From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold