patroness

Examples of patroness in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web On view are shell necklaces worn by Woolf and Bell, original sketches by Grant, and a silk Mariano Fortuny dress that once belonged to the patroness Lady Ottoline Morrell. Liam Hess, Vogue, 10 Oct. 2023 Beyoncé, 42, has figured out how to adjust her voice (her characteristic growl floats in falsetto) and adjust her body language (more benevolent, like a gilded patroness) to abstract the object and subject of the song. Jenna Wortham, New York Times, 27 Sep. 2023 Local officials said the icon of the patroness of the city was retrieved from under the rubble. Compiled By Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, Arkansas Online, 24 July 2023 Local officials said that the icon of the patroness of the city had been retrieved from under the rubble. Hanna Arhirova, BostonGlobe.com, 23 July 2023 See all Example Sentences for patroness 

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“Patroness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/patroness. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.

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