fatherly

Example Sentences

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The fatherly proprietor of a Times Square ping-pong parlor where Marty trains?

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 26, 2025

Harbour, as Jim Hopper, takes on a fatherly role to protect her, which can cause tensions between their characters as she tries to lead as normal a life as she can with her friends.

From BBC • Nov. 7, 2025

Whatever fatherly forces Ohtani acquired this weekend — when he and his wife, Mamiko Tanaka, welcomed a baby girl — weren’t immediately on display in his first game back in the lineup.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 21, 2025

Mazin is full of fatherly affection for Ramsey as he describes the young actor as “an old soul.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 13, 2025

Kilrain, a white-haired man with the build of an ape, looked up at him with fatherly joy.

From "The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War" by Michael Shaara