father figure
Example Sentences
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He also lacked a father figure growing up, as his father was not involved in raising him.
From MarketWatch • May 4, 2026
Army colonel Lee Shaw, her team’s father figure, in the monster realm they call Axis Mundi.
From Salon • Mar. 20, 2026
“They wanted to have a child from, well, a certain kind of man. They saw that kind of father figure as the right one.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 23, 2025
“Beam stepped in, stepped in as a father figure, a father role,” Nahshon Wright said.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 17, 2025
Since there seems to be an absence of men in some of the kids’ families, many of them look up to him as an adopted father figure.
From "The Freedom Writers Diary" by The Freedom Writers
