(1) Then he broke into hearty laughter, and strangely, patted my shoulder in an almost fatherly manner.(2) God's kingdom is one of fatherly and motherly compassion, not dominating majesty or slavish subjection.(3) Right now, everyone could use a little fatherly advice.(4) He's a fatherly , compassionate figure here, much concerned for the well-being of the tenants on his Sandringham estate.(5) Paul was taken aback by the fatherly protective instincts that seemed to well up from deep inside him.(6) My dad never really felt the need to have the fatherly sit-down with me, and while my mom is very hip, she's a puppeteer.(7) His sweaty hand grabs my shoulder in a fatherly gesture as he comes to sit down on the bar stool beside me.(8) It was then that I noticed he was peacefully asleep, leaving me to savour a moment of high quality fatherly tenderness.(9) And as he saw her making more of an effort each day, his esteem for her grew with an almost fatherly affection.(10) He took on a fatherly role and I started to call him dad.(11) Only the presence of the Huntsman provides any sort of male-oriented fatherly compassion.(12) At the time, I think I dismissed his comment as silly fatherly sentiment.(13) Is there one piece of fatherly advice that sums him up?(14) He is down-to-earth, friendly, fatherly and a seemingly great representative for the conscious movement.(15) This is commendable because the children will continue to have fatherly care, protection and support.(16) We thank him for having been a wonderful fatherly figure to us.