favorite son

Example Sentences

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The dashing former helicopter pilot was widely considered his mother’s favorite son and courtiers said Queen Elizabeth II didn’t want to take steps to fully humiliate him.

From The Wall Street Journal

The former helicopter pilot was feted as a hero during the Falklands War, and was widely regarded as Queen Elizabeth II’s favorite son.

From The Wall Street Journal

Have warm feelings toward Copenhagen’s favorite son, Hans Christian Andersen, and his little tales about lovelorn mermaids and ugly ducklings?

From Los Angeles Times

They’re going to take place in the family circle, which is evident when the paterfamilias starts listing the order of his favorite sons while they’re chowing down at the breakfast table.

From New York Times

"America needs closure. One of their favorite sons, me, has been cut down in the prime of his life at 17-years-old," Yang as Santos says.

From Salon