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
Recent Examples on the Web
The Islanders’ favorite son is nearing four years at Barcelona and courses through the club to this day, inspiring the next generation.
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Henry Flynn, Forbes, 14 Feb. 2024
In his first starring role, The Brothers Sun’s Sam Song Li found himself in the enviable position of playing Michelle Yeoh’s favorite son.
—Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Jan. 2024
However, each brother was raised by their father Fritz Von Erich (Holt McCallany) in a pressure cooker environment, where they were not only held to impossibly high standards, but were also subjected to Fritz’s ever-evolving rankings of his favorite son.
—Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 Dec. 2023
This sporadically fun but exhausting hot mess provides 202 minutes of hyperventilating overkill for star Ranbir Kapoor as a tycoon’s favorite son whose anger-management (as well as daddy) issues are off the charts.
—Dennis Harvey, Variety, 2 Dec. 2023
Music Atlanta, a hip-hop mecca, reels as a favorite son faces sweeping criminal charges
May 11, 2022
Glanville requested that members of the media in the courtroom no longer record images, but said they were allowed to record audio.
—Jonah Valdez, Los Angeles Times, 30 Nov. 2023
Three full seasons after their final college games, Jalen Hurts and Tua Tagovailoa remain linked in a way that few former teammates are, as competitors and supporters, consummate team players and favorite sons.
—Kevin Scarbinsky | , al, 21 Apr. 2023
Djokovic, Serbia’s favorite son and most famous citizen, will play for his 10th Australian Open championship on Sunday against Stefanos Tsitsipas of Greece, but the glide pattern is officially over.
—Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 27 Jan. 2023
But there is no such thing as a favorite son or daughter in California politics.
—Joseph Hoyt, Dallas News, 21 July 2023
Henry Flynn, Forbes, 14 Feb. 2024
In his first starring role, The Brothers Sun’s Sam Song Li found himself in the enviable position of playing Michelle Yeoh’s favorite son.
—Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Jan. 2024
However, each brother was raised by their father Fritz Von Erich (Holt McCallany) in a pressure cooker environment, where they were not only held to impossibly high standards, but were also subjected to Fritz’s ever-evolving rankings of his favorite son.
—Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 Dec. 2023
This sporadically fun but exhausting hot mess provides 202 minutes of hyperventilating overkill for star Ranbir Kapoor as a tycoon’s favorite son whose anger-management (as well as daddy) issues are off the charts.
—Dennis Harvey, Variety, 2 Dec. 2023
Music Atlanta, a hip-hop mecca, reels as a favorite son faces sweeping criminal charges
May 11, 2022
Glanville requested that members of the media in the courtroom no longer record images, but said they were allowed to record audio.
—Jonah Valdez, Los Angeles Times, 30 Nov. 2023
Three full seasons after their final college games, Jalen Hurts and Tua Tagovailoa remain linked in a way that few former teammates are, as competitors and supporters, consummate team players and favorite sons.
—Kevin Scarbinsky | , al, 21 Apr. 2023
Djokovic, Serbia’s favorite son and most famous citizen, will play for his 10th Australian Open championship on Sunday against Stefanos Tsitsipas of Greece, but the glide pattern is officially over.
—Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 27 Jan. 2023
But there is no such thing as a favorite son or daughter in California politics.
—Joseph Hoyt, Dallas News, 21 July 2023
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“Favorite son.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/favorite%20son. Accessed 24 Apr. 2024.
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