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

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

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

Laila pictured him as he must have been once, erasing his blackboard with graceful swipes, looking over a student’s shoulder, fatherly and attentive.

From "A Thousand Splendid Suns" by Khaled Hosseini