benefactress

Example Sentences

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The first time I saw a fingerbowl was at the home of my benefactress.

From Literature

But it’s insulting that we never get a sense of Abdul’s deeper motivations, the desires that lurk beneath his smiling, unquestioning devotion to his benefactress.

From Los Angeles Times

For dinner, my benefactress and I wound up at one of the city’s trendiest restaurants, Sushi Nakazawa, in the West Village.

From Washington Post

Soon Grover is settled in Anne’s guest cottage and impressing his benefactress with his impeccable manners and mad skills with begonias.

From New York Times

The Far Common was different, a gift of the rich lady benefactress.

From Literature