How to Use patron saint in a Sentence

patron saint

noun

• The success of her books has made her the patron saint of a new literary movement.
• The date of the visit happened to be the feast day of the city’s patron saint.
  — Emma Bubola, New York Times, 8 Oct. 2020
• March 17 is the feast day of St. Patrick, the patron saint of Ireland.
  — Alexandra Meeks, CNN, 13 Mar. 2022
• The patron saint of sports here is the son of Job, by way of Sisyphus.
  — Paul Daugherty, The Enquirer, 9 June 2021
• But the patron saint of snail-loving artists is from a few decades ago.
  — Ella Riley-Adams, New York Times, 8 Nov. 2023
• The chapel’s namesake, St. George, is the patron saint of England.
  — Anna Fixsen, ELLE Decor, 13 Sep. 2022
• So who knows - perhaps a quick prayer to the patron saint of salmon will lead more fish to your nets.
  — Anchorage Daily News, 2 June 2020
• One of our friends, Mrs. E., even prayed to St. Servatius, patron saint of feet.
  — Kevin Fisher-Paulson, San Francisco Chronicle, 6 July 2021
• The patron saint of Neapolitan pies is Sophia Loren, who grew up just outside the city.
  — Francesco Lastrucci, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 Feb. 2021
• Prince William is kicking off the weekend in Wales on the feast day for the country’s patron saint.
  — Janine Henni, Peoplemag, 1 Mar. 2024
• All hail the patron saint of city adults who were raised in places that barely warrant a Zip Code.
  — Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 27 Mar. 2024
• The blessing is held around the feast day of St. Francis, who is the patron saint of animals.
  — Tracy Trobridge, Baltimore Sun, 4 Oct. 2022
• Behind the Name also notes that Saint Elmo is the patron saint of sailors.
  — Jamie Ballard, Woman's Day, 23 Mar. 2023
• Brandy’s Gorgeous Braids Our patron saint of box braids.
  — Margaux Anbouba, ELLE, 25 July 2023
• Luke therefore became the patron saint of painters’ guilds.
  — Washington Post, 27 Oct. 2021
• With a vibe like that, who better to evoke than the patron saint of weary 30-somethings, Jenny Lewis?
  — Nate Jones, Vulture, 20 May 2024
• With a vibe like that, who better to evoke than the patron saint of weary 30-somethings, Jenny Lewis?
  — Nate Jones, Vulture, 11 Jan. 2021
• Fran Lebowitz is the patron saint of staying at home and doing nothing.
  — Michael Schulman, The New Yorker, 9 Apr. 2020
• Now Judy Mikovits is back as a patron saint of science denial.
  — Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 8 May 2020
• Here are some common questions and quick facts about the patron saint of Ireland.
  — al, 17 Mar. 2021
• Saint Patrick is the patron saint of Ireland who lived in the fifth century and was born in Roman Britain.
  — Anthony Robledo, USA TODAY, 17 Mar. 2024
• Step inside, and gazing down from the wall is a statue of St. Arnulf of Metz, the patron saint of brewers.
  — Stephen Castle, New York Times, 11 July 2023
• To these earnest seekers, Held Evans became a patron saint.
  — Eliza Griswold, The New Yorker, 26 Oct. 2021
• The patron saint of sailors is said to be Saint Erasmus (though he's also referred to as Saint Elmo).
  — Jamie Ballard, Woman's Day, 23 Mar. 2023
• Brasher might be considered the patron saint of that project.
  — Philip Kennicott, Washington Post, 29 Apr. 2023
• His first name, Jordi, was the Catalan name of the region’s patron saint, St. George the dragon slayer.
  — New York Times, 4 May 2021
• Their patron saint is Joseph of Cupertino, the go-to guy for dunces who’ll make a run for it across a four-lane highway.
  — Paul Muldoon, Harper's Magazine, 26 Oct. 2021
• One of those currents is the theme of the artist at work (Saint Luke is patron saint of artists, and van der Weyden may have used himself as the model).
  — Washington Post, 21 Jan. 2022
• The celebration began with a Litany to St. Adalbert, the church’s and Poland’s shared patron saint.
  — Olivia Alexander, Chicago Tribune, 23 Apr. 2023
• While nobody was looking, the former Flash Forward star became the patron saint of January cinema, popping up in three different January movies over the course of our ten-year study.
  — Nate Jones, Vulture, 30 Jan. 2024

Last Updated: 20 Aug 2024