father

Example Sentences

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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

When the BBC visited his father at his Mumbai home last week, he sat under a wall that had photographs of his late wife, and of Capt Sabharwal wearing his uniform.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

One of his earliest memories was his father telling him, “You have to get an education and get out of here,” he said in a 1997 interview with The Wall Street Journal.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

Zuckerman started his company “by accident” after his father died from leukemia.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 10, 2026

“It says that my father—it says my father has died.”

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom