filial

Example Sentences

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As Hyllus, the son of Hercules and Dejanira, David Portillo was similarly impressive, his bright, easy tenor and excellent diction assets in his ardent filial devotion and wooing of Iole.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 18, 2026

For generations, China has relied on filial piety to fill the gaps in elderly care.

From BBC • Apr. 2, 2024

Steeped in yearning and chockablock with shocks, “Talk to Me,” the first feature from the Australian filmmaking brothers Danny Philippou and Michael Philippou, is a horror movie huddled tightly around a story of filial grief.

From New York Times • Jul. 27, 2023

Seizing hold of the character’s emotional savagery, Jackson let us see that it was born not just from royal entitlement but also from filial selfishness and ingratitude.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 15, 2023

The filial son, smashing apart the rock mountain prison.

From "Typical American" by Gish Jen