Example sentences for: patron

How can you use “patron” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

  • A quintessential incident: one night a patron new to me came in, noticed me asking questions, and began asking some himself.

  • To the left of the high altar is a small chapel whose 10th-century Madonna di Nicopeia, a bejeweled icon also from Constantinople, is said to have healing powers and is a runner-up as Venice’s protective patron after St. Mark.

  • Even if the picture had a private meaning for its patron (who had just lost his male lover), it's obvious that Tiepolo enjoyed toying with the tragicomic possibilities of a fatal tennis match.

  • Nazaré: Our Lady of Nazaré (Nossa Senhora da Nazaré): fishermen carry an image of the town’s patron saint on their shoulders in festive processions; also bullfights, fairs, concerts, folk dancing, and singing.

  • The Casa Batlló is said to pay tribute to the patron saint of Catalonia, St. George, and the dragon he valiantly slayed.


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