motherly
Example Sentences
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His aunt’s sigh was somewhere between exasperated and tender, the most motherly sound she’d ever made to him.
From Literature
Just in a way Coal would have described as motherly, if he really knew what that was.
From Literature
“But do our children need such concern or do we slyly foster it clinging to our motherly purpose?”
From Los Angeles Times
She noted my American accent and told me with gentle, motherly scorn that I shouldn’t be traveling while pregnant.
From Salon
She’s adopted a motherly expression—stern eyes, tight lips, and a disapproving frown.
From Literature
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
