How to Use patronage in a Sentence

patronage

noun
Definition of patronagenext
Synonyms for patronagenext
  • They thanked her for her patronage of the new hospital.
  • The college relied on the patronage of its wealthy graduates to expand its funds.
  • The city should do more to encourage patronage of local businesses.
  • Which is to say, that when the food is good enough, there’s enough patronage to go around.
    — Mara Severin | Eating Out, Anchorage Daily News, 9 Mar. 2023
  • It’s been going strong since 2006, in no small part thanks to the early patronage of the then-young royals.
    — Julia Buckley, CNN, 1 May 2023
  • Iran has secured great-power patronage for the first time in four decades.
    — Reuel Marc Gerecht, wsj.com, 8 May 2023
  • After Diana died in 1997, then-Prince Charles took over the patronage.
    — Simon Perry, Peoplemag, 30 June 2023
  • Their menus offer some tasty food and need your patronage during this time as well.
    — cleveland, 7 Mar. 2022
  • Many of them have funded their fighters and patronage cliques from the opium profits for years.
    — Time, 17 July 2023
  • Diana’s visit came about because of her patronage of the Welsh Opera.
    — Town & Country, 28 Aug. 2022
  • Three of the four cities are already above their pre-pandemic peaks for bar and restaurant patronage.
    — Ramsey Archibald | Rarchibald@al.com, al, 3 Aug. 2022
  • That’s double the hotel rooms used, double the restaurant patronage, double the bar tabs, etc.
    — Josh Newman, The Salt Lake Tribune, 31 Mar. 2022
  • In response, Queen Elizabeth II stripped the prince of his titles and patronages.
    — Tori Latham, Robb Report, 4 May 2023
  • Some of these free-charging locations require patronage at the business to be able to charge there.
    — Taylor Burnette, The Enquirer, 9 June 2022
  • Its patronage for the axis of resistance is part and parcel of that campaign.
    — Hamidreza Azizi, Foreign Affairs, 14 Feb. 2024
  • The supervision was tied to the decades-old Shakman patronage lawsuit.
    — Chicago Tribune Staff, Chicago Tribune, 25 Oct. 2022
  • The suit was first filed in 1969, when patronage was essential to the Democratic Party’s machine.
    — Chicago Tribune, 25 Oct. 2022
  • That goes for the score of Bock and Harnick, too, whose jewel box show with the inviting storefront seems forever to deserve your patronage.
    — Washington Post, 11 Mar. 2022
  • Marin says that Ulloa’s patronage helped elevate Chicano artists in the eyes of dealers.
    — Deborah Vankinstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 26 Jan. 2023
  • But the patronage of Black art by a white millionaire is complicated, then as now.
    — Arthur Lubow, New York Times, 5 Aug. 2022
  • While oligarchs’ closeness to Putin varies, all rely on his patronage.
    — John Hyatt, Forbes, 14 Mar. 2022
  • The local restaurateur posted a photo of the team on the social media platform now known as X, thanking the team for its patronage.
    — Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer, 9 Aug. 2023
  • The patronage is a prime position, and Queen Elizabeth had previously held the role — which comes with some perks!
    — Janine Henni, Peoplemag, 15 July 2023
  • Philip was making his mark as a young officer in the British navy under the patronage of his uncle Louis Mountbatten.
    — Adrian Higgins, Washington Post, 8 Sep. 2022
  • Russia has neither the patronage cash nor the geopolitical clout of the Soviet Union.
    — New York Times, 24 Apr. 2022
  • Prince Harry traveled back to British soil on Thursday for one of his most cherished royal patronages.
    — Omid Scobie, Harper's BAZAAR, 8 Sep. 2023
  • The dismembering of manuscripts is part of a larger story, a tale of extractive patronage and the passage of empires.
    — Naib Mian, The New Yorker, 1 June 2022
  • Burhan and the armed forces control a large swath of Sudan’s economy and its patronage networks are extensive.
    — Chris Massaro, Fox News, 2 May 2023
  • It’s all made possible by Chanel, a fashion house whose patronage of the ballet began with none other than Mrs. Gabrielle Chanel.
    — Lilah Ramzi, Vogue, 12 Aug. 2022
  • After the incident and the resulting media exposure, Saucez said, the taco stand has seen a wave of support and patronage.
    — Christian Martinezstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2022

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