fatherly

Example Sentences

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It’s my fatherly nudge to do something that they’re a little nervous or apprehensive about, like the double black diamond or even trying a new food.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 4, 2026

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

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 26, 2025

By that point, Mello has potently established the fatherly warmth his family will sorely miss.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 17, 2025

She said he had asked in "gentle and fatherly way", and that she thought "the leader has the right to be presented in the way he sees fit".

From BBC • Dec. 19, 2024

"Now you ready," he said with a fatherly smile.

From "When I Was the Greatest" by Jason Reynolds