patron saint
Example Sentences
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With their help, the conference can put its money where its mouth is, as the patron saint of world-changing upstarts.
From Slate • May 8, 2026
Our twisted version of a capitalist guardian angel, patron saint of spandex in a cropped matching set.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026
The club also celebrates Saint Barbara, the patron saint of miners, by wearing a commemorative shirt every year during an early-December home match.
From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026
Just as Pilates has a patron saint in Joseph Pilates, the field of somatics has the late Thomas Hanna, a philosopher and student of neurology who coined the term in 1976.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 19, 2026
My grandmother switches her prayers to St. Ann, patron saint of difficult labor.
From "Angela's Ashes: A Memoir" by Frank McCourt
