How to Use patronage in a Sentence

patronage

noun

• 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.
• Her Majesty took the patronage over from Queen Mary in 1953.
  — Sally Holmes, Marie Claire, 4 Dec. 2019
• This was the era of Tammany Hall, in which patronage, bribery, and fraud were the order of the day.
  — Nick Tabor, The New Republic, 4 Feb. 2022
• 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
• Meghan, it was revealed, will take a on a new patronage in 2019 from the Queen.
  — Elise Taylor, Vogue, 27 Dec. 2018
• Many attribute his good fortune in those years to the patronage of Zhou.
  — Chris Buckley, BostonGlobe.com, 23 July 2019
• But Amazon doesn't need your patronage, the small business down the street does.
  — Mark T. Mitchell For Cnn Business Perspectives, CNN, 13 Oct. 2020
• That scene was filmed at Julius’, a real bar in New York and one of the older sites of gay activism and patronage in the city.
  — Jenna Wortham, New York Times, 26 June 2019
• And despite the fact that the business model runs on the patronage of the elderly.
  — Bridget Read, Curbed, 18 Dec. 2024
• 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
• Marsh was the third in a line of Stanley’s propelled to arts patronage by their oil money.
  — Daisy Alioto, Longreads, 10 Aug. 2020
• Royal sources claim that Her Majesty is set to pass on one of her royal patronages to the Duchess of Sussex.
  — Lucy Wood, Marie Claire, 17 Dec. 2018
• The project to build the hospice was one of the last patronages of the late Princess Diana, and it was completed a few years after her 1997 death.
  — Simon Perry, People.com, 30 Jan. 2025
• Such patronage politics lacks the drama of troops on the streets.
  — The Economist, 29 Aug. 2019
• After Diana died in 1997, then-Prince Charles took over the patronage.
  — Simon Perry, Peoplemag, 30 June 2023
• The award is organized under the patronage of the Italian Senate and the state of Sicily.
  — Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 8 July 2024
• All of it was a signal to the world that not only is Putin is not isolated, his patronage is still prized in some parts of the globe.
  — Clare Sebastian, CNN, 19 June 2024
• The Duchess of Cambridge's patronage of the gallery was first announced in January 2012.
  — Erica Gonzales, Harper's BAZAAR, 12 Mar. 2019
• In their view, good art is more about the process rather than the result, and patronage is about friendship instead of genius.
  — Anne Quito, Quartz, 2 Dec. 2021
• Inside, the lengthy bar top had ample notches, scrapes and grooves from years of patronage.
  — Justin Phillips, SFChronicle.com, 18 Oct. 2019
• Their menus offer some tasty food and need your patronage during this time as well.
  — cleveland, 7 Mar. 2022
• The four patronages are in line with what Meghan has said are important causes for her.
  — Katherine J. Igoe, Marie Claire, 10 Jan. 2019
• That the patronage of online collectors could fund the creation of murals in the real world might be the best use of NFTs yet.
  — Suhita Shirodkar, Wired, 31 Jan. 2022
• Set against that backdrop, a return to the indulgence and patronage of the pre-Tsipras era would be calamitous.
  — The Economist, 4 July 2019
• Meghan's been busy since stepping down, both with patronages and in Canada.
  — Katherine J Igoe, Marie Claire, 23 Jan. 2020
• This would reduce patronage and cronyism, which have plagued our city for decades.
  — Chicago Tribune, 23 Mar. 2025
• The outlet noted that since stepping back from royal life, Harry has maintained his commitment to various patronages.
  — Stephanie Nolasco, Fox News, 7 Feb. 2025