patroness

Example Sentences

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Their missive even concluded with a shout-out to Our Lady of Guadalupe, the brown, pregnant apparition of the Virgin Mary who’s the patroness of the Americas for Catholics.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 15, 2025

Many stopped to kiss an icon of the patroness of their city, which an employee of the church said had been pulled from the rubble.

From New York Times • Jul. 25, 2023

Local officials said the icon of the patroness of the city was retrieved from under the rubble.

From Washington Times • Jul. 23, 2023

On a show like "Ted Lasso," for example, a filthy rich patroness may offer to solve a salaried friend's problems with getting a seat at a favorite restaurant by buying the place.

From Salon • Sep. 5, 2021

My patroness, too, might hear of him, and not approve.

From "Great Expectations" by Charles Dickens