patron
Example Sentences
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The colour is believed to be a homage to the fifth Earl of Rosebery, Archibald Primrose, a 19th Century Liberal prime minister and patron of Scottish football.
From BBC
The man was clearly taken aback, some of the other patrons chuckling in surprise, the Dodger pulse of this town clearly resonating in a completely unusual fashion.
From Los Angeles Times
This continues during Ramadan, even during the day, and the staff allows patrons to socialize or do work even if they don’t order anything.
Two organisations of which Mette-Marit was patron have already ended their collaboration with her while others have asked for an explanation.
From BBC
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 Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
