man of the house

Example Sentences

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“My head was like, ‘How can I alleviate my mom worrying about me — in form of compensation, in the form of safety and being the man of the house?

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 21, 2022

After the loss of his father, Daley took on new responsibility as the "man of the house" and helped his mum, Debbie, by driving his younger brothers to school and their rugby training.

From BBC • Jul. 19, 2021

“As the man of the house, it makes me feel less than,” he said of the difficulty of providing for his three children.

From New York Times • Jul. 4, 2021

“We can rustle something up,” the unsuspecting man of the house says.

From The Guardian • May 19, 2020

Proud, like the man of the house, which, of course, he was now.

From "X: A Novel" by Ilyasah Shabazz