favorite son

noun

: one favored by the delegates of his state as presidential candidate at a national political convention

: 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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Rimini’s favorite son is celebrated over three locations in the centro, and one ticket gets you access to all. —

Elizabeth Heath, Travel + Leisure, 24 Oct. 2024 And Lex Luthor revealed to Jordan that Lois had picked Jon as her favorite son (yikes). —

Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, 15 Oct. 2024 Instead of cultivating consensus, King Salman concentrated power in the hands of MBS, sidelining the remaining princes of his own generation and those in the next generation who could rival his favorite son. —

F. Gregory Gause Iii, Foreign Affairs, 30 Mar. 2021 Birmingham spent a week in June celebrating the Negro Leagues, with everything from a slate of games at historic Rickwood Field to various murals and totems in honor of Mr. Mays, the town’s favorite son. —

Ken Makin, The Christian Science Monitor, 14 Aug. 2024 See all Example Sentences for favorite son