After a long illness, the townspeople whispered that Mr. Hargrove has been gathered to one's fathers.

She benefited from social advantages throughout her life because one's father was born before one, granting her access to elite schools and influential networks.

When the project was celebrated, everyone lined up to take credit — success has many fathers, failure is an orphan — but when things went wrong, no one wanted to be held responsible.

At the reunion my grandmother sighed and said it is a wise child that knows his own father, a proverb she used whenever paternity was the subject of gossip.

At choir practice, the teacher recommended using Father Charles goes down and ends battle as a mnemonic to memorize the order of sharps.

Even after the verdict, some people in the town still muttered 'fatherfuckers' whenever they passed the accused.

I can't believe he called him a fatherfucker in front of the whole office.

Her grandfather's fatherliness was evident in the way he told stories and offered quiet guidance.

Her documentaries often explore the long-term social effects of fatherlessness in urban communities.

Embracing his new fatherdom, he spent his nights humming lullabies and learning to change diapers.