Sentence examples similar to another parent figure from inspiring English sources

"We've got a show where the parent figure is imperfect, and so are the kids.

She acts as both a gentle lover and an egocentric, vengeful parent figure.

The presenter – David Cook for the first series, Geoffrey Hayes for the rest – was a parent figure to the squabbling puppets.

When I interviewed him, in 2012, Braun seemed anxious to prove that he is more of a parent figure than a yes-man.

The principals have all had trouble with a parent figure (in Gloria's case, a father-in-law who drowned a basket of kittens).

During the years I lived in Washington Heights, the A was a reliable parent figure when it appeared promptly, an infuriating no-show adolescent when it kept me waiting.

It's kind of like the parent figure, and it tends to directly influence each of the other variants below.

There is no clergy, no parent figure for us to defer to.

It seemed as if Carter almost needed Littrell in his life at this point as a parent figure and mentor.

Susan has a close relationship with her daughter, Julie Andrea Bowenn), who often acts as the parent figure in the relationship.

Adoptees are not "broadsided" and left feeling like they decided to trust a parent figure without knowing all the pieces of their identity.