patrons
Example Sentences
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The result was a lengthy bar meeting in which patrons, including “a gender-expansive lesbian” who “uses he/him pronouns,” berated one owner to tears.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026
My husband enjoyed humble pleasures, and he had two favorite fast-casual restaurants where the food was good, the patrons were kind, and the staff were simply salt-of-the-earth people.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 11, 2026
“My work is predominantly Latinos — that we’re queer is part of that,” said the 62-year-old, who also snapped moody shots of patrons, often lovers, inside the bathroom stalls.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026
"In the 1840 narrative, Byfield sought to impress wealthy patrons by presenting himself as a dutiful soldier and deserving veteran," O'Keeffe says.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 7, 2026
She takes his offered arm and they walk together along the twisting pathways, through the dwindling crowd of patrons.
From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern
