patronize

Example Sentences

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Who would patronize these houses of financial ill-repute?

From Barron's • Apr. 7, 2026

Practitioners of downward dog and their actual dogs patronize this tangerine-colored canteen.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 6, 2025

Customers who want to patronize Langer’s Deli can park in the business’ lot at the northeast corner of 7th Street and Westlake Avenue, where Langer said he put an attendant onduty as a safety measure.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2025

I’ve been thinking about the nightclubs our community used to frequent and the ones we patronize now.

From Salon • Mar. 31, 2025

They patronize, they flatter, maybe they wish to comfort themselves.

From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell