Sentence examples for worthy son from inspiring English sources

In choosing a successor, Yao bypassed his own less worthy son in favour of Shun and served as counselor to the new emperor.

Uniquely, the inscription on Ingham's monument alludes to the circumstances of his end: "Shot at dawn, one of the first to enlist, a worthy son to his father".

"Jean Sarkozy, worthy son of his father and already a UMP councillor, emerged almost to applause after his court case for not stopping after an accident on his scooter," Siné wrote.

"I bow low before the remains of this worthy son of Haiti," tweeted President Jovenel Moise.

He was "a worthy son, a brave Boy Scout". Now, trying to study for exams, he is "a student who could have done better". He looks ahead to being a middle manager, an esteemed colleague, a good husband.

Damilola's father, Richard, says he now wants to move forward and establish a legacy worthy of his son.

"I am hoping to be a father worthy of my son".

The Orkhon inscriptions, a memorial erected by the Turks, lamented the Tang influence on the Turks and the Turkic adoption of Chinese titles: "The Turkish people let their state.... go to ruin... their sons worthy of becoming lords became slaves, and their daughters worthy of becoming ladies became servants to the Chinese people.

If an assignment is not worthy of my own son's time, I'm dumping it.

The Son is worthy of worship, or something close to it, and it is through the Son that we know and worship the Father.

And the recent announcement that bassist (and mommy-in-training) Masse has teamed up with 80-year-old free jazz trombone player Roswell Rudd for the Feb. 26 release of an album called August Love Song (in honor of her 3-year-old son) is worthy of a New Year's celebration. .