favorite son
noun
1
: one favored by the delegates of his state as presidential candidate at a national political convention
2
: a famous person who is popular with hometown people
Examples of favorite son in a Sentence
an athlete who is one of New York's favorite sons
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Football is our favorite son, daughter, niece, nephew, neighbor and friend, but basketball is the successful relative who that demands more of our attention.
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Mac Engel, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 Apr. 2025
Neither can New England’s new favorite son, Drake Maye.
—Bill Speros, Boston Herald, 19 Mar. 2025
The royal, who was reportedly Queen Elizabeth II’s favorite son, would have been in his mid-30s.
—Stephanie Nolasco, Fox News, 18 Mar. 2025
And that reply has resulted in the production of T-shirts bearing those words and Queen being embraced as the city’s favorite son.
—Edward Lee, Baltimore Sun, 26 Mar. 2025
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Mac Engel, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 Apr. 2025
Neither can New England’s new favorite son, Drake Maye.
—Bill Speros, Boston Herald, 19 Mar. 2025
The royal, who was reportedly Queen Elizabeth II’s favorite son, would have been in his mid-30s.
—Stephanie Nolasco, Fox News, 18 Mar. 2025
And that reply has resulted in the production of T-shirts bearing those words and Queen being embraced as the city’s favorite son.
—Edward Lee, Baltimore Sun, 26 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for favorite son
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“Favorite son.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/favorite%20son. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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