father figure
Example Sentences
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He also lacked a father figure growing up, as his father was not involved in raising him.
From MarketWatch • May 4, 2026
Army colonel Lee Shaw, her team’s father figure, in the monster realm they call Axis Mundi.
From Salon • Mar. 20, 2026
One of the leading German geographers of the era, Karl Haushofer, was a father figure to Rudolf Hess and Adolf Hitler.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 31, 2025
No one is more proud of the person Adrid has become than San Pedro boys basketball coach John Bobich, who has served as a father figure since her dad’s death.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 8, 2025
The only kid he knew who’d had to become a father figure for his little brother and sister, when he was barely older than them himself.
From "The Strangers" by Margaret Peterson Haddix
