father

Example Sentences

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He recalls how his father was lauded when he handed over the key of the intact historic yeshiva after Israel captured East Jerusalem.

From BBC • Jun. 12, 2026

As the heir of the movement founded by her father, her election has inspired both jubilation and fear among Peruvians who recall Alberto Fujimori’s rule from 1990 to 2000.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026

He grew up in Granada Hills and Calabasas; his Iranian father and Norwegian mother envisioned a doctor, lawyer or engineer.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 12, 2026

Klugo’s parents — Karen, a former tennis player in high school, and his father, a Penn State swimmer — each carried the genes that could lead to hearing loss.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026

"Our great Hippocrates, the father of medicine, says that a bellyful is bad, and if it is a bellyful of partridges, it is worse."

From "Adventures of Don Quixote" by Argentina Palacios