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our forefathers bought this farm, and our family has worked it for three generations
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The British Last Week Tonight host, who previously served as a writer and correspondent on The Daily Show for seven years, returned during Monday's episode to jokingly celebrate the country becoming just like its forefather.
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EW.com, 11 Feb. 2025
Rise up like the American forefathers did a few hundred years ago.
—Joe Hudicka, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2025
Trapping has evolved quite a bit since our forefathers first set out for beaver in the 1800s.
—Skye Goode, Outdoor Life, 27 Feb. 2025
The boy’s sensitivities — and love of reading — mark him out for a different path than the field work of his forefathers.
—Nicolas Rapold, Deadline, 14 Feb. 2025
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EW.com, 11 Feb. 2025
Rise up like the American forefathers did a few hundred years ago.
—Joe Hudicka, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2025
Trapping has evolved quite a bit since our forefathers first set out for beaver in the 1800s.
—Skye Goode, Outdoor Life, 27 Feb. 2025
The boy’s sensitivities — and love of reading — mark him out for a different path than the field work of his forefathers.
—Nicolas Rapold, Deadline, 14 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for forefather
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“Forefather.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/forefather. Accessed 31 Mar. 2025.
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forefather
noun
fore·fa·ther
ˈfō(ə)r-ˌfät͟h-ər 
ˈfȯ(ə)r-,
-ˌfȧt͟h-
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: a person of an earlier period and similar culture
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