Sentence examples for asking dad from inspiring English sources

"Without asking Dad first?" I said.

"Without asking Dad what?" Dad said from the doorway between the two rooms.

Really, Mary?" Grammy ignored her, and rattled on asking Dad if he knew that Holly, a family friend, was dating an Eyetalian, who actually knew Danny Thomas, "the Lebanon's sister" — whatever that meant.

As I waited at Raynes Park station for the train to London, I received a call from my daughter, asking: "Dad, where are you?" I sensed fear in her voice.

Suddenly I was asking Dad to throw me balls and then at the age of eight I started playing hard-ball cricket and got into the age-groups at Lancashire".

Jeff, 19, was "shocked," he said; Jessica, 13, was "ecstatic" because she figured she would see more of him; Travis, 11, was upset because he feared he wouldn't be able to eat in the company cafeteria anymore; and Kyle, 10, was hopeful, asking, "Dad, does this mean we can get a pool now?" (No, it didn't).

So I asked Dad.

"We'll ask dad tonight," I said.

"Did you print out the internet?" asks Dad.

Rule No. 1, not official: Ask Dad first.

"I held his cider while he went off to ask dad for my hand in marriage.