Example sentences for: philanthropist

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

  • Michael Milken got sick and became a beloved philanthropist.

  • It is Sir John Marks Templeton, religious philanthropist, investment wizard, amateur philosopher, and full-bore crank.

  • But his genius as a philanthropist is secular: He brings capitalist hucksterism to religious charity.

  • The Washington Post gives this story the boldest headline on its front but leads instead with word that the philanthropist Paul Mellon, who died ten days ago, has bequeathed to the National Gallery $75 million in cash and more than 100 pictures--including van Goghs, Seurats, and Manets--worth many times that much.

  • But even though he makes some $5 million a year off the Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae), of which he is also chairman, he is not a philanthropist with his own money.


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