charitable affair
Example Sentences
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Mrs. Clinton and Mr. Trump are the featured speakers at this vaunted charitable affair, hosted by Timothy Cardinal Dolan, Archbishop of New York, and attended by a gracious, well-heeled group indeed.
From Washington Times • Oct. 19, 2016
Even more radically, the business of the World Cup could be divorced from the charitable affair of disbursing money to new footballing nations.
From The Guardian • Jun. 2, 2015
"Is it a charitable affair?" said Lady Pentreath.
From Daniel Deronda by Eliot, George
Well, that may be true, lotteries are against the law in this part of the country, and yet a raffle at a bazaar or other charitable affair is to my mind always objectionable.
From Brenda, Her School and Her Club by Reed, Helen Leah
It drew us very closely together; and to make the boys feel it less a charitable affair, every one was encouraged to save up his railway fare and as much more as possible.
From A Labrador Doctor The Autobiography of Wilfred Thomason Grenfell by Grenfell, Wilfred Thomason, Sir
