man of the house

Example Sentences

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And the man of the house, holding his violin bow after an interrupted duet, leans over solicitously, and says: “I do apologize, Rinehart. The cat has never bitten anyone previously.”

From New York Times • Nov. 2, 2022

Mathurin felt an added pressure to provide for his mother and sister, to be the man of the house even as a teenager.

From Washington Post • Jun. 24, 2022

His father's death made him "grow up a little faster" than other kids his age as he wanted to be there for his family and be the man of the house, he recalls.

From BBC • Sep. 10, 2021

It’s all there: The body in the library; the inspector on the case; the starchy ex-military man of the house; the flighty second wife; the sullen, eccentric children; and so much more.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 12, 2020

“He knew that the man of the house, my nephew Chacko Ipe, was—is—away in Cochin. We were three women alone in the house.”

From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy