How to Use sponsor in a Sentence

sponsor

1 of 2 noun
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  • The senator is a sponsor of the proposed bill.
  • Our company is a sponsor of the race.
  • He agreed to be my sponsor so that I could join the club.
  • Her sponsors include a major sneaker company.
  • I have over 50 sponsors for next week's race.
  • The sponsors of the bill said those claims are unfounded.
    — Alex Brizee, Idaho Statesman, 4 Feb. 2024
  • The project sponsors have worked to build bridges with the community.
    — Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 5 May 2023
  • The arrival of the refugee family has felt like a long time coming, the sponsors say.
    — Maura Fox, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Dec. 2023
  • The bill was re-introduced in the House on Thursday with 208 co-sponsors.
    — Christine Fernando, USA TODAY, 30 Mar. 2023
  • But the bill’s sponsors in the House are hopeful that Wednesday’s vote will send a message.
    — Lauren Feiner, The Verge, 15 Mar. 2024
  • DirecTV is the 10th sponsor in the game’s 45-year history.
    — Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Oct. 2023
  • The previous two seasons featured St. Luke’s Health on the front as the main sponsor.
    — Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 27 Feb. 2024
  • Now, one of the influencer’s sponsors is cutting ties with the online star.
    — Kat Tenbarge, NBC News, 15 Aug. 2023
  • The tequila and grapefruit spritz was named in honor of the Carlyle Group Inc., which was one of the sponsors of a conference in the hotel.
    — Michael Smith, Fortune, 3 Feb. 2024
  • Most of these plans are cashing out balances of less than $1,000, and the sponsor is left with a huge uncashed check problem.
    — Brian J. O’Connor, New York Times, 23 Dec. 2023
  • The event was funded by sponsors and grants, all secured by club members.
    — Austindedios, oregonlive, 10 Apr. 2023
  • Sony Electronics and Ford were the presenting and premier sponsors of the evening.
    — Matt Donnelly, Variety, 11 Aug. 2023
  • Almost the whole Mykhailov family was able to move to Alaska, with help from their sponsors.
    — Alena Naiden, Anchorage Daily News, 6 May 2023
  • Armani Beauty came on board as the fashion sponsor this year.
    — Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 July 2023
  • Bud Light, an NFL sponsor, has done the special can promotion since 2019.
    — Cheryl V. Jackson, The Indianapolis Star, 30 Aug. 2023
  • For the first time in 15 years, the Kickoff game that ushers in the college football season is switching sponsors.
    — Zachary Hansen, ajc, 11 July 2023
  • Well, for starters, Duke's Mayonnaise is the game's title sponsor.
    — Angel Saunders, Peoplemag, 28 Dec. 2023
  • To just be blessed enough to have some unbelievable sponsors and put this on 100 percent free is big.
    — Mark Inabinett | Minabinett@al.com, al, 8 July 2023
  • Horses that are not purchased by their sponsors will be auctioned, the website says.
    — Ana Rocío Álvarez Bríñez, The Courier-Journal, 12 July 2023
  • Sinner emerged wearing jeans and a bomber jacket by Gucci, one of his many sponsors.
    — Abby Aguirre, Vogue, 4 Apr. 2024
  • There were two rounds of voting on the K-culture platform Mnet Plus and on Spotify, which is also one of the sponsors for this year’s awards.
    — Paul Grein, Billboard, 29 Nov. 2023
  • Did parents know before their kids showed up for camps or clinics that there was a casino sponsor?
    — James Barron, New York Times, 24 Aug. 2023
  • Like soccer tournaments all over the world, the Masaza Cup is tracked by talent scouts and backed by corporate sponsors.
    — Liam Taylor, The Christian Science Monitor, 27 Mar. 2023
  • When Apple Music took over as the official sponsor in 2022, there were rumors that she was offered the gig.
    — Moises Mendez Ii, TIME, 9 Feb. 2024
  • No one knows that better than the advertiser that has been the Super Bowl’s most stalwart sponsor.
    — Brian Steinberg, Variety, 5 Feb. 2024
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sponsor

2 of 2 verb
  • She sponsored the new tax bill.
  • Will you sponsor me for the charity race?
  • The radio station sponsored the concert.
  • He sponsored me at my confirmation.
  • The tournament is sponsored by local businesses.
  • The hotline is sponsored by FreeConferenceCall.com, which launched it back in 2009 as a way to promote its services.
    — Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 19 Nov. 2023
  • One thing that’s different about 529 plans is that they’re sponsored by states.
    — Sarah Brodsky, wsj.com, 24 Sep. 2023
  • While the event isn’t sponsored by Disney World, the parks seem to have welcomed the celebration over time, Clark said.
    — Emma Sánchez, NBC News, 5 May 2023
  • According to the latest Women in the Workplace study sponsored by LeanIn.
    — Caroline Castrillon, Forbes, 7 May 2023
  • This was the first Kentucky Derby win for Castellano, who has been sponsored by Ruby for five years.
    — Emily Deletter, The Enquirer, 8 May 2023
  • Recently, there was a social event sponsored by this group.
    — Jeanne Phillips, The Mercury News, 11 Mar. 2024
  • The talent search program is sponsored by the Society for Science.
    — Cynthia Howell, arkansasonline.com, 21 Jan. 2024
  • Hot Topic never sponsored me, even though the show had like a little niche following.
    — Angela Watercutter, WIRED, 5 Apr. 2024
  • Päivi’s case began in 2019 when her church decided to sponsor a local Pride ...
    — Kristen Waggoner, National Review, 13 Aug. 2023
  • Including Warner and Thune, the bill was co-sponsored by six Democrats and six Republicans.
    — Jon Brodkin, Ars Technica, 7 Apr. 2023
  • This summer, McDonald’s is slated to be the first brand to sponsor Roku City, according to the company.
    — Todd Spangler, Variety, 2 May 2023
  • The college bowl game, which has been sponsored by the food corporation Kellogg’s for the last three years, was previously named the Cheeto’s Bowl.
    — Jordan Moreau, Variety, 29 Dec. 2023
  • The group also sponsors invitational high school track and swim meets.
    — Daniel Gonzalez, The Arizona Republic, 5 Apr. 2024
  • The foundation is now sponsoring a third initiative for the 2024 ballot.
    — Laurel Rosenhall, Los Angeles Times, 16 Nov. 2023
  • The calculus is, of course, further complicated when the terrorist is sponsored by a state or states.
    — Shivshankar Menon, Foreign Affairs, 16 Nov. 2023
  • Workers who are laid off can seek other US employers willing to sponsor them.
    — Hiawatha Bray, BostonGlobe.com, 7 Apr. 2023
  • The patient: Amari Vaca, now 1, who was covered by a Cigna policy sponsored by his father's employer at the time.
    — Molly Castle Work, NPR, 25 Mar. 2024
  • In his seventeen-year career in Congress, Jordan has not once sponsored a bill that became law.
    — Jonathan Blitzer, The New Yorker, 21 Oct. 2023
  • The governor has signed other bills sponsored by critics of his budget vetoes.
    — James Brooks, Anchorage Daily News, 25 July 2023
  • For Calkins, the moves suggest Bud Light’s management team wasn’t fully behind the decision to sponsor Mulvaney’s posts.
    — Danielle Wiener-Bronner, CNN, 1 May 2023
  • That year, Albert curated the first photo and art exhibit about the Yanomami sponsored by the foundation.
    — Fabiano Maisonnave, Fortune, 15 May 2023
  • Also, the studies – they are sponsored by the alcohol industry.
    — Angus Chen, STAT, 27 Dec. 2023
  • The district does not sponsor or endorse any of the after-school programs that take place on its campuses, according to spokesperson Ryan Burris.
    — Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 24 Jan. 2024
  • Cosimo, the founder of the family’s public ambitions, had sponsored the translation of Plato’s writings and had excerpts read aloud to him on his deathbed.
    — Claudia Roth Pierpont, The New Yorker, 19 Feb. 2024
  • The twin pursuits of great Champagne and great art saw a new chapter beginning in 2012, when the brand started sponsoring both emerging and established artists at Design Miami/.
    — Robb Report Studio, Robb Report, 13 Dec. 2023

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