benefactor

Example Sentences

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A big benefactor of the safety car to allow him a cheap pit stop and get up into the points and keep Esteban Ocon at bay for P9.

From BBC • Mar. 29, 2026

Cuban is facing its most serious economic crisis since the 1991 collapse of the Soviet Union, its principal benefactor.

From Barron's • Jan. 30, 2026

Chicago’s Field Museum of Natural History began in 1893 but was renamed in 1905, a year before its main benefactor, Marshall Field, passed away.

From Slate • Dec. 20, 2025

There’s a case involving a rich benefactor who has plans to basically hollow out the essence of this school.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 4, 2025

It would have been pointless as well as disrespectful for me to debate my benefactor.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela