patronize
Example Sentences
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She said she still plans to patronize Cracker Barrel, including during the holidays.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 9, 2025
Woolf could patronize American writing in 1919 in part because the U.S. still seemed provincial.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 7, 2025
I’ve been thinking about the nightclubs our community used to frequent and the ones we patronize now.
From Salon • Mar. 31, 2025
Azuka said it has resonated with audiences who she was keen not to "patronize".
From BBC • Mar. 17, 2025
They patronize, they flatter, maybe they wish to comfort themselves.
From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
