filial
Example Sentences
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To embody the idea of filial piety to appeal to the Grand Queen Dowager, Yeon creates doenjang-guk, a traditional soybean paste stew, but adds two special ingredients: spinach and clams.
From Salon
She also found that chimps hunted prey, ate meat, and were capable of a range of emotions and behaviors similar to those of humans, including filial love, grief and violence bordering on warfare.
From Los Angeles Times
It may sound counterintuitive — because the play is a drama tackling themes of class, feminism and parental and filial obligations — but Reaser and Harner’s superpower is their ability to laugh together.
From Los Angeles Times
Boonnitipat merges that desperation with the filial duty ingrained in Thai society.
From Los Angeles Times
The humanity of his character, concealed in his early filial interactions, will not be denied.
From Los Angeles Times
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