patron saint
Example Sentences
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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
Our twisted version of a capitalist guardian angel, patron saint of spandex in a cropped matching set.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026
Wales celebrates its patron saint every year on 1 March.
From BBC • Mar. 1, 2026
Many families with children, couples and elderly people could be seen under a large white marquee, waiting their turn to see the 13th century skeleton of Italy's patron saint.
From Barron's • Feb. 22, 2026
His death, a martyr's honorable one. made him a patron saint of teachers.
From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole
