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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And that reply has resulted in the production of T-shirts bearing those words and Queen being embraced as the city’s favorite son.
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Edward Lee, Baltimore Sun, 26 Mar. 2025
And across the garage from Hamilton will be Charles Leclerc, the favorite son of the Italian team, who enters his seventh season at Ferrari.
—Sahil Kapur, NBC News, 14 Mar. 2025
Mexican fans love their motorsports, and there will undoubtedly be a large and energetic turnout to see favorite son Daniel Suárez and the rest of the Cup stars do battle in the world’s fifth-most populated city.
—Jeff Gluck, The Athletic, 29 Aug. 2024
Have warm feelings toward Copenhagen’s favorite son, Hans Christian Andersen, and his little tales about lovelorn mermaids and ugly ducklings?
—Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 1 Mar. 2025
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Edward Lee, Baltimore Sun, 26 Mar. 2025
And across the garage from Hamilton will be Charles Leclerc, the favorite son of the Italian team, who enters his seventh season at Ferrari.
—Sahil Kapur, NBC News, 14 Mar. 2025
Mexican fans love their motorsports, and there will undoubtedly be a large and energetic turnout to see favorite son Daniel Suárez and the rest of the Cup stars do battle in the world’s fifth-most populated city.
—Jeff Gluck, The Athletic, 29 Aug. 2024
Have warm feelings toward Copenhagen’s favorite son, Hans Christian Andersen, and his little tales about lovelorn mermaids and ugly ducklings?
—Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 1 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 31 Mar. 2025.
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