How to Use patroness in a Sentence

patroness

noun
  • Surely, there have to be other things a wealthy patroness would want to do with her time.
    — Christian Blauvelt, IndieWire, 16 May 2025
  • She’s been known as the patroness of those with nervous disorders ever since.
    — Los Angeles Times, 14 May 2022
  • Local officials said that the icon of the patroness of the city was retrieved from under the rubble.
    — Hanna Arhirova and Elise Morton, Chicago Tribune, 23 July 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
  • Ukrainian officials said the icon of the patroness of the city had been retrieved from under the rubble.
    — Heather Chen, CNN, 23 July 2023
  • Their music, costumes, and moves imitate Aztec styles—all in the worship of a Catholic patroness.
    — Nina Strochlic, National Geographic, 24 Dec. 2019
  • The Madonna del Ghisallo became known as the patroness of travelers.
    — Rob Hodgetts, CNN, 10 May 2017
  • Tchaikovsky’s longtime patroness Nadezhda von Meck is portrayed by Helen Farrell.
    — Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Dec. 2020
  • Menhit was a lion goddess associated with war, Heka was the god of magic and medicine, and Neith was the patroness of the city of Sais.
    — Jane Recker, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 May 2022
  • Even today, Mary holds the title of general in the armies of Argentina and Chile, where she is considered a national patroness.
    — Dorian Llywelyn, The Conversation, 7 July 2022
  • The following month, the Vatican formally approved the petition to recognize the Madonna of the Bridge as the official patroness of basketball.
    — Alex Speier, BostonGlobe.com, 25 May 2023
  • In April of 2022, the Vatican approved a petition to recognize the Madonna of the Bridge as the official patroness of basketball.
    — Alex Speier, BostonGlobe.com, 25 May 2023
  • Patroness of the United States How did Mary, as the Immaculate Conception, become patroness of the United States?
    — Bridget Retzloff, The Conversation, 2 June 2026
  • On Monday, the Catholic community honored Cuba’s patroness, Our Lady of Charity, and marked the 25th anniversary of the Miami shrine’s national designation through a day of celebratory events.
    — Lauren Costantino, Miami Herald, 10 Sep. 2025

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