evangelist

Example Sentences

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Fred’s boss is a man of “slightly unhinged intensity,” whom Fred has seen, more than once, “weep on cue, before the entire district, like a fund-raising evangelist.”

From The Wall Street Journal

Among its patrons was actor Yul Brynner, who became something of an evangelist for the cuisine, promoting it to others in his circle.

From Los Angeles Times

And among the many books and souvenirs sure to show up for the event, Christian evangelist Ray Comfort has produced 500,000 copies of “Defender of the Faith: 10 Weird Facts About the Coronation.”

From Washington Times

More than anything, he was a political evangelist.

From Washington Post

That conviction has driven her to become one of Europe’s most prominent collectors, as well as a patron of living artists and an evangelist of contemporary art.

From New York Times