tutelary
Example Sentences
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Even the warning that a concert is about to begin isn’t the usual docile bells, but a spreading roar of electronics from “Répons” by Pierre Boulez, a tutelary spirit here for decades.
From New York Times
James, who will show up briefly in “Mangrove,” played by Derek Griffiths as a kind of tutelary theoretical deity.
From New York Times
“It seems clear that the military continues to have this idea of itself as a tutelary force in politics.”
From New York Times
This year’s Cannes selection was unveiled under a revered image, almost a tutelary deity.
From The Guardian
All three are present, like tutelary deities, in the 27th New York City edition of the show, at the Metropolitan Pavilion.
From New York Times
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