benefactress
Example Sentences
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In the fall of 1890, she was awarded a paid research position at Harvard’s Peabody Museum that a wealthy benefactress created specifically for her.
From Slate ● Oct. 25, 2021
But it’s insulting that we never get a sense of Abdul’s deeper motivations, the desires that lurk beneath his smiling, unquestioning devotion to his benefactress.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 21, 2017
For dinner, my benefactress and I wound up at one of the city’s trendiest restaurants, Sushi Nakazawa, in the West Village.
From Washington Post ● May 2, 2017
Although Fifi and Weefi enjoyed the respectable heritage of a clever breed, the excessive pampering of their benefactress soon became their downfall.
From Forbes ● Apr. 24, 2015
The first time I saw a fingerbowl was at the home of my benefactress.
From "The Bell Jar" by Sylvia Plath
