How to Use philanthropist in a Sentence

philanthropist

noun
  • In the following slide, the teen shared a smiling snap of the philanthropist, 57.
    Alexandra Schonfeld, Peoplemag, 2 Aug. 2022
  • The Kluge prize is named for the late philanthropist and television mogul.
    Fox News, 22 June 2022
  • Esther Dyson is an investor and philanthropist, and the founder of Wellville.
    Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 9 Jan. 2025
  • There are calls for the wealthiest philanthropists to help to fill this void.
    David Campbell, The Conversation, 4 Mar. 2025
  • Fowler and his wife are two of the most prominent philanthropists in San Diego.
    Bryce Miller, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Oct. 2023
  • When a philanthropist says jump, you people should ask how high.
    Donald Hughes, Harper’s Magazine , 7 Dec. 2021
  • The fashion designer and philanthropist has worn many hats over the years.
    Caché McClay, USA TODAY, 29 Oct. 2024
  • The university could have named the field for a philanthropist, as Loker was.
    Los Angeles Times, 19 Jan. 2023
  • In flashbacks, Thomas (Linus Roache) is a philanthropist, a master builder, a swell dad, and a doctor.
    Darren Franich, EW.com, 17 Feb. 2022
  • The Black boy grew up to become even more renowned — onstage, on screen, as a breaker of barriers and as a philanthropist.
    John Kelly, Washington Post, 11 Feb. 2023
  • Miller did confirm that the philanthropist is a man and has no children or grandchildren.
    Diane Bell, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Nov. 2022
  • Bezos has been giving out these awards to philanthropists since 2021.
    Nicole Acevedo, NBC News, 15 Mar. 2024
  • Tony believes in giving, a true philanthropist in life.
    Alexandra Hardle, The Arizona Republic, 9 July 2024
  • Then up on the screen come menacing black and white images of Jewish philanthropist George Soros.
    Globe Columnist, BostonGlobe.com, 2 Nov. 2022
  • Among philanthropists, there may also be a feeling that the drug, not the therapy, is the exciting new thing.
    Sigal Samuel, Vox, 19 June 2024
  • Since stepping into the spotlight as a philanthropist on her own terms, Melinda French Gates has made waves.
    Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 10 Jan. 2023
  • To bring the spaces in sync with the new stewards—a single, 40-something philanthropist and her beloved hairless cat, Prunella—Ms.
    Sarah Karnasiewicz, WSJ, 25 Jan. 2022
  • Much of the arts festival had been funded by a handful of L.A. philanthropists, but no one stepped forward.
    Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times, 26 July 2024
  • Charles married for the third time in 2011 to Canadian philanthropist Karen Spencer (née Gordon).
    Lynsey Eidell, Peoplemag, 27 May 2024
  • Rumor has it that lawyer, philanthropist, and mother of two Amal Clooney eats seaweed soup for breakfast.
    Nina F. Ichikawa, Vogue, 26 Oct. 2023
  • Last year, a modern mansion owned by the late philanthropist Eli Broad traded hands for $51.65 million.
    Jack Flemming, Los Angeles Times, 2 June 2022
  • Avant was a local philanthropist and president of the Neighbors of Watts support group.
    Fox News, 2 Dec. 2021
  • So far, the activists' efforts have had little success, and even then, mainly thanks to help from philanthropists.
    Chinedu Asadu, ajc, 23 June 2023
  • Carla Davis, described as a philanthropist, funded the lab costs.
    William Thornton | Wthornton@al.com, al, 19 Dec. 2022
  • While The Road Home’s donor network is robust, Flynn said, philanthropists are not immune to the effects of rising costs.
    Blake Apgar, The Salt Lake Tribune, 21 Aug. 2023
  • Her friend Nancy Pfister, a ski resort heiress and philanthropist, had been bludgeoned to death.
    Brett Murphy, ProPublica, 28 Dec. 2022
  • It was owned for years by Steve Bing, the film producer and philanthropist who committed suicide in 2020.
    Jack Flemming, Los Angeles Times, 26 Nov. 2022
  • In one image, the philanthropist can be seen holding a toddler-aged Nikko, while in the second snap, Nikko and dad Tony Gonzalez smile for the camera.
    Anna Lazarus Caplan, Peoplemag, 9 May 2024
  • Strauss was a passionate art advocate and philanthropist and, with his wife Iris, built a world-class collection of contemporary art over 35 years.
    Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Mar. 2025
  • Settlement houses can seek government contracts to deliver social services and raise funds from the community, as well as the wide network of philanthropists and donors who want to provide on-the-ground, direct aid.
    Rich Baum, New York Daily News, 24 Mar. 2025

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