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• The bartender Frisbeed a cardboard coaster to the patron at the end of the bar.From the entry frisbee
• The patron sent back the steak because he objected to its rareness.From the entry rareness
• May we request that patrons kindly take their seats.From the entry may
• They will kick out a disruptive patron.From the entry kick out
• Janet is the patron saint of procrastination. I'm thinking of erecting her a shrine of doughnut boxes in the breakroom.From the entry patron saint
• The overloud music annoyed the patrons who wanted to talk.From the entry overloud
• In ancient times, repeatedly failing to pay tribute by a vassal state was often used as a casus belli by the patron.From the entry casus belli
• Patrons made out at their tables, took trips together to the bathroom.2021 July 17, Jacob Bernstein, “Keith McNally Stirs the Pot”, in The New York Times. From the entry dot-com bubble
• Haz sits in the trailer for 10 hours straight, eyes trained on the patrons.2018 February, Robert Draper, “They are Watching You—and Everything Else on the Planet: Technology and Our Increasing Demand for Security…. From the entry indiscreet
• Singers entertain patrons with song and dance, sometimes in the form of a variety performance.2017 June 22, Aaron Chan, “Singapore Talking: Thriving Thai-speaking community”, in The Straits Times, Singapore: The Straits Times…. From the entry siam diu
• Officers lined up by the door as the patrons poured out to arrest those they recognised.2016, Peter Walsh, Gang War. From the entry heavy mob
• Peanuts flew everywhere, little legumey pellets spitting into patrons, mirror, and floor like machine gun bullets.2016, Mary Hughes, Bite My Fire, Entangled Publishing, →ISBN. From the entry legumey
• She visited a mall food court, where she glad-handed and chatted with patrons.2014 May 13, Colin Perkel, “Horwath blasts Liberals on auto insurance”, in Hamilton Spectator, Canada, retrieved 22 May 2014. From the entry mainstreeting
• The patron saint of the clarinet, far as I'm concerned—fit for the angel choir.2012, Claire Germain Nail, Saint Sullivan's Daughter, page 262. From the entry licorice stick
• At some point during the Picto-Gaelic fusion, St Andrew was adopted as patron of the Alban kingdom.2011, Norman Davies, Vanished Kingdoms, Penguin, published 2012, page 66. From the entry alban
• Many patrons lost full buckets of chips and pies in the mad scramble.2011 March 15, David Butler, “Almanac Rugby League – The making of a Swannies fan”, in The Footy Almanac, archived from the original on 26…. From the entry common as bums
• The haircuttery boasts a talented team that loyal patrons follow from salon to salon.2011 November 12, Alison Silverman, quoting Google Offers, “Fwd: 50% off a men’s haircut at Salon 66 | NYC Uptown”, in UWSfriends (Google…. From the entry haircuttery
• Viewers make their way into their selected auditorium and sit with other like-positioned, like-prepared patrons.2009, Del Jacobs, Interrogating the Image. From the entry like-positioned
• Table 5.4 reveals the role of criminal gangs’ patron under each crime category.2004, C.K. Gandhirajan, Organized Crime, APH Publishing Corporation, →ISBN, page 147. From the entry patronage
• Librarians overwhelmingly believe that weeding increases use of books and patron satisfaction.2003, Juris Dilevko, Lisa Gottlieb, “Weed to achieve: a fundamental part of the public library mission?”, in Library Collections…. From the entry weed
• Dinner patrons at RPU see dozens of chalkings on the sidewalk each week.2002, The Cornellian, volume 134, page 69. From the entry chalking
• Monastic orders such as the Guillelmites had special chants for their patron, Guillelmus de Malavalle.2001, Revue belge de musicologie, Brussels: Société belge de musicologie, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 10. From the entry Guillelmite
• The exhibition-style cookline, wood-burning oven, attached market, and bakery put patrons in the center of the action.1998, Christy Casamassima, Restaurant 2000: dining design III. From the entry cookline
• And the Tulsa symphony credits the station with reversing a decline in ticket sales among younger patrons.1997 April 7, Andrea Adelson, “Broadening the Appeal of Classical Music Radio”, in New York Times, retrieved 03 Jul 2015. From the entry wind at one's back
• Folks, I just heard from Paul Saunders, another of our patrons who is ABEND at the moment.1994 January 5, Lydia M. Uribe, “Paul Saunders could use some cheering up....”, in alt.pub.coffeehouse.amethyst (Usenet). From the entry abend
• There wasn't a patron in the joint who had to ask what they were pretending to do.1991, Jimmy Breslin, Damon Runyon, New York, N.Y.: Ticknor & Fields, →ISBN, pages 176–177. From the entry toy
• Young-generation patrons seem to be as fascinated watching the more mature dancers cut a rug.1991 December 15, Ron Alexander, “A Step Back to Supper Clubs and Swing”, in New York Times, retrieved 15 Sep 2008. From the entry cut a rug
• So Cash McCall, like his patron saint, does well by doing good.1960, Albert D. Van Nostrand, The Denatured Novel, volume 3, Bobbs-Merrill, page 170. From the entry do well by doing good
• Moreover, a spirit of camaraderie exists between the staff of the railway and its regular patrons.1958 November, M. H. Baker, “The North Borneo Railway”, in Railway Magazine, page 790. From the entry camaraderie
• Brandon shook his head in despair at the unbusinesslike methods of his patron.1918, Edgar Wallace, chapter 7, in The Man Who Knew. From the entry shake one's head
• "Be quiet, I tell you," said his inexorable patron, "and hear me out.1913 [originally published in ????], Walter Scott, The Pirate, page 286. From the entry hear me out
• I know that in such a matter, my patrons, my word is enough for you.1901, H. Rider Haggard, Pearl-Maiden. From the entry take something as read
• Are his patrons simply too giddy in this post-pandemic moment to muster sustained outrage over his outré behavior?2021 July 17, Jacob Bernstein, “Keith McNally Stirs the Pot”, in The New York Times. From the entry outré
• Menu offerings include sliders, tacos and frosé (frozen rosé), and games like cornhole are set up for patrons.2018 July 18, Melanie Pincus, “Rooftop Spot Now Open at Le Meridien Hotel in Rosslyn”, in ARLnow, archived from the original on 22 Oct 2025. From the entry frosé
• The plucked instrument's harplike sound accompanies the jali's song—praise for patrons, histories and genealogies, satire, political commentary, and poetic recitation.2015, J. Kenneth Moore, Jayson Kerr Dobney, E Bradley Strachen-Scherer, Musical Instruments: Highlights of The Metropolitan Museum of Art…. From the entry kora
• Nevertheless, recent studies on the building and its decoration indicate that the basilica reflects the wider cultural horizon of its patron.2014, Unattributed, “Medieval Art and Architecture in Southern Italy I: Mobility and Materiality”, in Italian Art Society. From the entry threefoiled
• The book was a success – of a kind: a succès de scandale; but it secured him a valuable patron.2010, Hugh Trevor-Roper, History and the Enlightenment, →ISBN, page 163. From the entry succès de scandale

Meaning of patron

1. noun One who protects or supports; a defender or advocate.
2. noun A guardian or intercessor; synonym of patron saint.
3. noun An influential, wealthy person who supported an artist, craftsman, a scholar or a noble.

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Questions about patron in a sentence

How do you use patron in a sentence?

Patron is used as a noun and verb. For example: “St. Joseph is the patron of many different places.”

What is a short sentence with patron?

“They will kick out a disruptive patron.”

What does patron mean?

Patron means one who protects or supports; a defender or advocate.