fatherly

Example Sentences

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It was something the squad appreciated, a fatherly touch of reminding them of what they have achieved together.

From BBC • May 20, 2026

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

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 26, 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

The pontiff resumed some work on Monday and called the Priest of the Parish of Gaza "to express his fatherly closeness", the Vatican added.

From BBC • Feb. 24, 2025

“They are sending us some mutineers,” Kilrain said with fatherly patience.

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