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
That seemingly contradictory cocktail might make her a patron saint for a generation lost to the norms but seeking what feels like meaning.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 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 is also the patron saint of animals and the environment.
From BBC • Feb. 22, 2026
Both Teddy and I were raised on the goofy tunes of Jonathan Richman, who is Mom and Dad’s musical patron saint.
From "If I Stay" by Gayle Forman
