patriarch
Example Sentences
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Who do you play in “The Madison”? I play the patriarch in the Taylor Sheridan series about a family that moves West to recover from a tragedy.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 17, 2026
“A Midcentury Modern vibe was Walt,” Smith says, referring to park patriarch Walt Disney.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 11, 2026
Piya 'Chang' Pitutecha, the current patriarch, is the elected head of the Provincial Administration Organisation, a hugely influential position as the PAO manages most government spending in Rayong.
From BBC • Feb. 24, 2026
And so the imperious patriarch, Whitelaw Redfellow—played by a shadowy, barely seen figure who is only toward the end revealed to be Ed Harris—casts her out of the family estate.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 19, 2026
A patriarch with a long white beard, black skull cap and toothless gums presided over the vats with a big forked wooden stick.
From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith
Vocabulary lists containing patriarch
Play by the Rules: Arch
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