patronize

We can easily patronize older people, and my mom, for one, is acutely aware of that.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 22, 2026

Who would patronize these houses of financial ill-repute?

From Barron's ● Apr. 7, 2026

As journalist Madeline Peltz has documented, after that, he “staged more and more debates on college campuses,” focused on generating “bite-sized clips” that showcased how Kirk “would patronize and shame” students, largely young women.

From Salon ● Nov. 21, 2025

Woolf could patronize American writing in 1919 in part because the U.S. still seemed provincial.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 7, 2025

Children were the marketers of the neighborhood and they would only patronize those stores that treated them well.

From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith

The opportunity is now for the public to show that it prefers non-idiocy in the media outlets it patronizes and is willing to pay for.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 9, 2026

She said the retailers she patronizes include Express, Shein, and Walmart.

From Seattle Times ● Nov. 22, 2023

The Internet is full of dimly lit, heavily zoomed videos and photos shot by fans trailing him down city streets and loitering at the movie theaters and restaurants he patronizes.

From Washington Post ● Nov. 16, 2021

Sales of the five-piece Smart Set capsule collection of women’s work wear benefits Smart Works, a charity she patronizes that helps unemployed women find jobs.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 12, 2019

Thick rugs cover every floor, and paintings from several local artists she patronizes line our walls.

From "We Were Liars" by E. Lockhart

They know when they’re being patronized, even if they don’t always say it.

From Salon ● Nov. 5, 2025

At one point, teammate Kiké Hernández playfully patronized the right-handed pitcher, telling him the misplaced pitches shouldn’t make him feel bad.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 6, 2024

She said the East was largely misunderstood by West Germans — belittled, patronized and often ignored.

From New York Times ● Apr. 26, 2024

I never patronized the store, even though it was a block away from my condo, because I was a loyal customer of Bartell Drugs Store No. 1 at Fifth Avenue and Olive Way downtown.

From Seattle Times ● Mar. 1, 2024

They were patronized by their married contemporaries, they were vaguely felt sorry for, and were produced to date any stray extra man who happened to be visiting their friends.

From "Go Set a Watchman: A Novel" by Harper Lee

He said it’s patronizing to minorities when critics argue it’s hard for them to get identification.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 1, 2026

I think there’s nothing cooler than when you meet an artist who had a storied career and they seem completely down to earth and easy to talk to, and not condescending or patronizing.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 30, 2026

Calling it “wholesome” isn’t right; that’s too patronizing.

From Salon ● Apr. 12, 2026

You can empathize with your friend without demonizing your own position or patronizing her by saying everything will be OK.

From MarketWatch ● Mar. 2, 2026

Where some idiot like myself would have been smug and patronizing, the demoness really wanted to learn.

From "Dragonwings" by Laurence Yep