How to Use godfather in a Sentence

godfather

noun
  • Many people regard him as the godfather of rock and roll.
  • Her uncle is her godfather.
  • Jack is our godfather, so to speak.
    — Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 27 Aug. 2025
  • Watch the video to see a 73-year-old godfather rock and rave!
    — Terry Baddoo, USA TODAY, 27 Jan. 2023
  • The godfather to my girls, my best friend — my brother.
    — Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 30 Nov. 2025
  • The godfather to my girls, my best friend – my brother.
    — Mitchell Peters, Billboard, 30 Nov. 2025
  • If hip hop is Afrobeats’ first cousin, then Fela is its godfather.
    — Obi Asika, semafor.com, 6 Feb. 2026
  • And so the godfather of modern horror was born.
    — Tribune News Service, Baltimore Sun, 26 June 2026
  • And so the godfather of modern horror was born.
    — Culture Critic, Los Angeles Times, 14 May 2026
  • Hurts is the godfather of Brown's daughter.
    — Tom Ignudo, CBS News, 1 June 2026
  • Strickland remains proud of Thomas, who is godfather to his son.
    — Marc Bona, cleveland, 5 Aug. 2023
  • Sakir, who knows how to hunt and learned about gun safety from his godfather, knew the weapon was not allowed in school.
    — Minyvonne Burke, NBC news, 25 Sep. 2025
  • The Duke is Prince Archie’s godfather.
    — Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 5 Aug. 2025
  • Harry is a godfather to Lena, who turns 8 in June.
    — Janine Henni, PEOPLE, 22 May 2026
  • The late Alan Rickman was his godfather.
    — Mike Barnes, HollywoodReporter, 18 May 2026
  • Landfair said Kelly agreed to be her godfather.
    — Katherine Lam, CBS News, 3 Feb. 2026
  • Hurts, the girl’s godfather, was in attendance.
    — Saad Yousuf, New York Times, 2 June 2026
  • The elder singer is even the godfather of Jackson’s son, born in April.
    — Brian McCollum, Detroit Free Press, 6 June 2022
  • There's a godfather/godson option, as well as one for godmothers to give.
    — Ysolt Usigan, Woman's Day, 22 Feb. 2023
  • Weed has always paid off for the godfathers of stoner comedy.
    — Will Yakowicz, Forbes.com, 24 Aug. 2025
  • Larry Gordon is one of my godfathers and one of the best producers of all time.
    — Ashley Cullins, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 Mar. 2023
  • McCullers is a godfather to one of Correa’s sons.
    — Chandler Rome, New York Times, 7 May 2026
  • Against all odds, Nothing have become godfathers.
    — Sadie Sartini Garner, Pitchfork, 11 Mar. 2026
  • In one stroke, Russia lost its ally and the Donbas elite its godfather.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 17 Sep. 2022
  • The then-Prince Charles—who was by then close friends with Camilla—was named his godfather at the time.
    — Chelsey Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR, 14 Apr. 2023
  • This is a 29-year-old white girl and a 52-year-old Black man who’s known as a godfather of hip-hop.
    — Joe Lynch, Billboard, 13 Dec. 2023
  • Yet, one man who should be basking in the limelight as the godfather of this celebration of baseball is not there.
    — Bob Nightengale, USA TODAY, 4 Feb. 2024
  • The French poet and playwright Jean Cocteau was his godfather.
    — Clay Risen, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2023
  • The media mogul revealed in the final episode of the docuseries that the couple asked him to be their daughter's godfather.
    — Chelsey Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR, 15 Dec. 2022
  • Still, the pair remained close — Charles is even godfather to Camilla's son, Tom.
    — Caitlin O'Kane, CBS News, 6 May 2023

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