eleemosynary

Example Sentences

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A moment of levity came as Justice Mechan decided they would strike the convoluted word "eleemosynary" - used here as legalese for charitable - from the instructions.

From BBC • May 21, 2024

It’s fair to presume that one purpose of all this eleemosynary activity is to obscure the less uplifting ways that the rich deploy their wealth.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 13, 2023

Still, the eleemosynary impulse is alive and well — not just surviving but booming despite the pandemic and polarization.

From Washington Post • Nov. 24, 2021

It warms the cockles of an eleemosynary organization man's heart when his group decides to honor someone who is sure to be a big drawing card at the annual fund-raising dinner.

From Time Magazine Archive

He returned it, saying that he could not, though steeped in poverty, accept chance eleemosynary aid.

From Marion Fay by Trollope, Anthony