father

Example Sentences

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“You don’t want to paint yourself as the mother or father of the group,” Abrahams says.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 11, 2026

His father was a Southern Baptist minister, and his Sunday morning sermons were broadcast on the radio in the afternoons.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026

Anant’s father, Mukesh — who is worth an estimated $90 billion and lives in a 27-story home — came to Washington, D.C., for Trump’s second inauguration, posing with the president at a private reception.

From Salon • Jun. 11, 2026

Together with Sumeet Sabharwal's 91-year-old father, Pushkar Raj Sabharwal, they took their concerns to India's Supreme Court, demanding a judicial investigation into the crash.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

‘Before he died,’ said Torak, ‘my father made me swear an oath. To find the Mountain, or die trying.’

From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver