patrons
Example Sentences
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My husband enjoyed humble pleasures, and he had two favorite fast-casual restaurants where the food was good, the patrons were kind, and the staff were simply salt-of-the-earth people.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 11, 2026
"In the 1840 narrative, Byfield sought to impress wealthy patrons by presenting himself as a dutiful soldier and deserving veteran," O'Keeffe says.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 7, 2026
“When patrons see how much money they’ve saved,” Lipinski told me, “we hope they are inspired to keep coming back and saving even more!”
From Salon ● Sep. 6, 2026
It is also an unusually affluent crowd for fast casual: More than 60% of patrons earn more than $80,000, and only 14% make under $40,000.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026
Even some patrons, waitstaff, and cooks snuck out to see what the commotion was all about and then joined in the “Mira!” chant fest.
From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas
