How to Use benefactor in a Sentence

benefactor

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  • With the help of a rich benefactor he set up a charity.
  • The home had found a benefactor who sees value in the chaos.
    — Max Olesker, Longreads, 13 July 2023
  • Last Dance, from the British narration to the wealthy benefactor.
    — Marlow Stern, Rolling Stone, 6 Feb. 2023
  • And the fadeout is where the girl recognizes the tramp as her benefactor and takes it kindly.
    — Thr Staff, The Hollywood Reporter, 30 Jan. 2023
  • Author David Baldacci, the award’s benefactor, will present it to Walton, who will read at the event.
    — Susan Dunne, Hartford Courant, 24 Oct. 2022
  • The Supreme Court on Nov. 13 adopted its first code of ethics, in the face of sustained criticism over undisclosed trips and gifts from wealthy benefactors to some justices.
    — Mark Sherman, The Christian Science Monitor, 13 Nov. 2023
  • The first of these is a vivacious coffee shop waitress, Pamela Jo Richter, who talks about the cats she’s adopted and the customer who became a benefactor.
    — Sheri Linden, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 July 2023
  • In the meantime David Geffen, the music mogul, replaced Perelman as the building’s benefactor.
    — William Cohan, Town & Country, 18 Aug. 2022
  • What all these terrorist groups have in common is that they are funded and backed by the same primary benefactor—Iran.
    — TIME, 23 Oct. 2023
  • Even the model of a wealthy benefactor vowing a hands-off approach is not immune from disruption.
    — Petula Dvorak, Washington Post, 30 Oct. 2023
  • The Supreme Court adopted its first code of ethics, in the face of sustained criticism over undisclosed trips and gifts from wealthy benefactors to some justices, but the code lacks a means of enforcement.
    — Byeamon Barrett, Fortune, 22 Nov. 2023
  • Hunter Biden has been working with Morris, his friend and sometime financial benefactor, and a team of researchers.
    — Matt Viser and Michael Scherer, Anchorage Daily News, 11 Dec. 2022
  • Most involve George Gershwin: Levant’s friend, benefactor and bête noire, dead 20 years yet still a kind of Oedipal rival.
    — Jesse Green, New York Times, 24 Apr. 2023
  • In the early 1960s, Kleefeld’s late father was a major cultural benefactor in L.A.
    — Los Angeles Times, 13 June 2022
  • There’s no evidence the justice ever raised the specter of resigning with Crow or his other wealthy benefactors.
    — Justin Elliott, ProPublica, 18 Dec. 2023
  • But where is that line, when a justice can secretly accept trips and gifts worth millions from a benefactor with a distinct agenda?
    — William Falk, The Week, 17 Apr. 2023
  • Here a shady benefactor (Lance Henriksen) throws a Hellworld party to lure in a group of unsuspecting friends.
    — Josh Bell, Vulture, 11 Oct. 2022
  • Haley’s struggle for support in Kansas – the home base of her biggest benefactor –helps explain why her campaign may fade before the state even votes.
    — Katie Bernardand, Kansas City Star, 30 Jan. 2024
  • The Supreme Court on Monday adopted its first code of ethics, in the face of sustained criticism over undisclosed trips and gifts from wealthy benefactors to some justices, but the code lacks a means of enforcement.
    — Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 14 Nov. 2023
  • Hocker is under contract to Nike, longtime benefactor of the Oregon Ducks.
    — David Woods, The Indianapolis Star, 9 Sep. 2022
  • The financial gift was given in honor of the late finance executive and arts benefactor Corbin Day.
    — Shauna Stuart | Sstuart@al.com, al, 17 Sep. 2022
  • Still, having a benefactor’s support is better than not having it.
    — Stephen Wilmot, WSJ, 16 Nov. 2022
  • With the growth of FTX, Binance went from being a benevolent benefactor to a major competitor.
    — Q.ai - Powering A Personal Wealth Movement, Forbes, 10 Nov. 2022
  • Irvin’s chief campaign benefactor is Griffin, who has been engaged in a feud for years with Pritzker, who himself is a billionaire.
    — Jeremy Gorner, Chicago Tribune, 22 May 2022
  • The mysterious benefactor continues to add items to the mailbox house, even putting in holiday decor.
    — Catherine Garcia, The Week, 20 Apr. 2023
  • The group was funded by Patrick Byrne, the former Overstock.com executive who is now a major benefactor of the election denial movement.
    — New York Times, 30 May 2022
  • Paul Gierow of Huntsville came forward this week as a previously unidentified benefactor of the skate park who donated $1 million to the project.
    — Paul Gattis | Pgattis@al.com, al, 13 Sep. 2023
  • The report also revealed his ties to a number of billionaire benefactors.
    — Samantha-Jo Roth, Washington Examiner, 11 Aug. 2023
  • Short of securing an infinitely wealthy benefactor, this is the best possible outcome for In the Dark.
    — Vulture, 22 Mar. 2023
  • Howland Ware, the Howard crew team’s champion and benefactor, saw past the barriers keeping Black athletes out of rowing.
    — Kim O'Connell, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 July 2022

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