patron saint
Example Sentences
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Mid-morning shoppers give the dragon, who was, of course, slain in the legend by England's patron saint, sympathetic looks.
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
St Francis is Italy's patron saint and the 800th anniversary commemorations of his death will also see the restoration of an October 4 public holiday in his honour.
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
