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How to use the word patron in a Sentence?

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And much like love itself, St. Valentine and his reputation as the patron saint of love are not matters of verifiable history, but of faith.

Lisa Bitel

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

I commend the agents of the Enforcement Division, particularly Agent Dan Nuqui, for ensuring that the public trust in the gaming industry remains strong by spending countless hours over two weeks to ensure that a patron is awarded winnings owed to him.

Robert Taylor

Found on CNN
2 years ago

The Nevada Gaming Control Board is charged with the strict regulation of the gaming industry, the protection of the gaming public, and ensuring that the industry benefits the State of Nevada, i commend the agents of the Enforcement Division, particularly Agent Dan Nuqui, for ensuring that the public trust in the gaming industry remains strong by spending countless hours over two weeks to ensure that a patron is awarded winnings owed to him.

Robert Taylor

Found on CNN
2 years ago

We investigated the matter and determined that this patron, who is not a season ticket holder, did indeed spit on Trae Young, and for that reason, he is now banned from The Garden indefinitely, we apologize to Trae and the entire Atlanta Hawks organization for this fan's behavior.

The Knicks

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

We've been investigating since yesterday and trying to gather the information because we want to make Central Park feel safe for everybody, and we also had a second matter that was also brought up from October of last year, for an incident at the mall where it's believed that the same female struck a patron at the mall.

Alexander Martinez

Found on CNN
3 years ago

Did anyone expect the security forces would pounce on Rami Makhlouf's companies who were their biggest supporters and their patron during the war?

Rami Makhlouf on Sunday

Found on Reuters
3 years ago

That is a very gruesome story and led to her becoming the patron of lumberjacks.

Brigitte Falk

Found on Reuters
4 years ago

So let’s be politically incorrect, like St. John the Baptist, the patron saint of political incorrectness.

Robert C. Morlino

Found on FOX News
5 years ago

The patron persisted in making aggressive remarks, which Mr. Spitzer initially ignored. An argument ensued, but at no time did he make any threats.

Lisa Linden

Found on FOX News
6 years ago

We strongly condemn the insults directed at one of our team members in remarks left by a patron on their credit card receipt, we value diversity and do not discriminate on the basis of race, gender, sexual orientation or for any other reason.

Hickory Tavern

Found on FOX News
6 years ago

We are focused and prayerful and intent on doing whatever we can to recover the icon of our patron saint. It belongs in our house of worship. It belongs with our people, it’s really a shame.

Father Evagoras Constantinides

Found on FOX News
7 years ago

We are at a loss to understand whether they (the Pakistan government) are concerned about the interests of the country that feeds them or that of its enemy? pakistan is not only an advocate but also a party to the longstanding Kashmir dispute and therefore the Pakistani people, government and media should play the role of a patron rather than of an adversary.

Syed Salahuddin

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

It is, in many respects, a humbling experience... If I didn't love it I wouldn't do it, we're sort of the patron saint of underdog candidates for president. We were the most unlikely of candidates to win and were not in the race until the very end.

Rick Santorum

Found on CNN
8 years ago

We're sort of the patron saint of underdog candidates for president. We were the most unlikely of candidates to win and were not in the race until the very end.

Rick Santorum

Found on CNN
8 years ago

When we were trying to raise money, having Rick present and people seeing that he gave his blessings and liked the script, that definitely helped, rick's been a patron saint of the film.

Filmmaker Katie Cokinos

Found on Reuters
9 years ago

When a film attracts this kind of hype, there has to be concerns, as long as we're not being irresponsible in terms of addressing patron safety.

Greg Laemmle

Found on Reuters
9 years ago

When a film attracts this kind of hype, there has to be concerns, as long as we’re not being irresponsible in terms of addressing patron safety.

Greg Laemmle

Found on Reuters
9 years ago

But I have to tell you ... the power of this maritime lobby is as powerful as anybody or any organization I have run up against in my political career. All I can do is appeal to the patron saint of lost causes and keep pressing and pressing and sooner or later you have to succeed.

John McCain

Found on Reuters
9 years ago

It's one of these things you just propose amendments to bills and encourage hearings and sooner or later the dam breaks, but I have to tell you ... the power of this maritime lobby is as powerful as anybody or any organization I have run up against in my political career. All I can do is appeal to the patron saint of lost causes and keep pressing and pressing and sooner or later you have to succeed.

John McCain

Found on Reuters
9 years ago

My brilliant Daddy!…1000000 times kiss your feet and hands and bow to you. Loving you. Your faithful daughter 13-year-old lass, first name Nastasya (Shvybzik), last name A.N.R.P.K.Z.S.G. Patron of the Popskiy, Atamanskiy (Chieftains) Regiment. Artichokes, ‘artechokes’ and ‘elmond’-trees and ‘elmond’-trees. Never grow on the nose never grow on the nose I wish they did I wish they did (thrice and more).

Grand Duchess Anastasia Nikolaevna of Russia

added by anonymous
9 years ago

I like to think of my best moment on the job as quiet victories. Victories over what Over the system, over the various bureaucracies not watching me, over my colleagues' indifference, over my patron's ignorance, over the very concept of horn-blowing pride.

Paul Wiener

added by anonymous
14 years ago

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