patron saint
Example Sentences
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He couldn’t overcome the opposition, including the powerful maritime unions, and called himself the patron saint of lost causes.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026
With their help, the conference can put its money where its mouth is, as the patron saint of world-changing upstarts.
From Slate • May 8, 2026
An agitated Jean finds herself praying to none other than Monica Lewinsky, the patron saint of bad romantic choices, or as Langbein puts it, “of those who suffer venal public shaming and patriarchal cruelty.”
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2026
The club also celebrates Saint Barbara, the patron saint of miners, by wearing a commemorative shirt every year during an early-December home match.
From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026
Angela wanted to give him a middle name, Munchin, after the patron saint of Limerick but Malachy said over his dead body.
From "Angela's Ashes: A Memoir" by Frank McCourt
