patron saint
Example Sentences
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But England is a nation divided over its identity and even over how to celebrate its patron saint.
From BBC • Jun. 5, 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
Just as Pilates has a patron saint in Joseph Pilates, the field of somatics has the late Thomas Hanna, a philosopher and student of neurology who coined the term in 1976.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 19, 2026
He’s sure St. Jude pulled me through the crisis because he’s the patron saint of desperate cases and I was indeed a desperate case.
From "Angela's Ashes: A Memoir" by Frank McCourt
