protégé

Example Sentences

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“We’re under attack,” Gomina told Tigri, unaware his protégé was behind the uprising.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 12, 2026

But seeing her one-time protégé wearing bib No. 13 made Street very worried.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 13, 2026

Roy Cohn’s gospel to his young protégé Donald Trump was simple: never apologize, never admit error, never retreat.

From Salon • Feb. 11, 2026

Another Mandelson protégé, Health Secretary Wes Streeting, denies that he is angling to succeed Mr. Starmer.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 4, 2026

Codman, his protégé, whom he loved like a son.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson