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 great ice storm of 2009 bent the tree almost to the ground, the benefactor said.
    — Lisa Thompson, Arkansas Online, 25 Dec. 2021
  • The home had found a benefactor who sees value in the chaos.
    — Max Olesker, Longreads, 13 July 2023
  • Vargas was the benefactor of a one of the best high school double plays of the season.
    — John Maffei, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Apr. 2022
  • With a new benefactor at her beck and call, the world was Jeanne’s oyster.
    — Tori Telfer, refinery29.com, 24 Feb. 2021
  • Last Dance, from the British narration to the wealthy benefactor.
    — Marlow Stern, Rolling Stone, 6 Feb. 2023
  • The place is called Iran Park, a gift from Hezbollah's benefactors.
    — CNN, 3 Sep. 2019
  • Now the roles have reversed and the Mission Hills High baseball team is the benefactor.
    — John Maffei, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Mar. 2022
  • The church’s long history as a benefactor of Gifts of Love spans 15 years.
    — courant.com, 18 Dec. 2020
  • The benefactor of the inequity needs to be the one to intensify the effort to close the divide.
    — Alberthe Buabeng, Good Housekeeping, 11 Feb. 2021
  • 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
  • Cash gifts were listed each week in the St. Paul Pioneer Press next to the names of wealthy benefactors.
    — Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 11 June 2019
  • At the same time, the Church urged the wealthy to ensure their place in heaven by bequeathing their money to the poor—that is, to the Church, benefactor to the needy.
    — Judith Shulevitz, The Atlantic, 6 Sep. 2020
  • The Raiders are loaded with offensive speed and Carr has been the benefactor.
    — Adam Burke Vsin, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2021
  • The boys are loaned out as free labor, working at the homes of local benefactors.
    — Joan Gaylord, The Christian Science Monitor, 16 July 2019
  • The benefactor of Carman's grunt work at Fairfield was the shifty McClain.
    — Scott Springer, The Enquirer, 5 Feb. 2022
  • And so a tradition was born, one that Gesas and his new benefactor hope lasts all the way until April 5.
    — Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times, 22 Mar. 2021
  • Ike and Battle were the biggest benefactors, going a combined 19 of 22 from the line.
    — Apress, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Jan. 2025
  • Suarez was the other benefactor of adding the truck to his schedule with a breakthrough finish for his brand-new team.
    — Jenna Fryer, orlandosentinel.com, 30 Mar. 2021
  • The test would be free, thanks to a donation from an anonymous benefactor.
    — Washington Post, 24 July 2021
  • The report said Epstein was a 1967 attendee of the school's music camp and, in later years, a benefactor.
    — Julie Hinds, Detroit Free Press, 12 July 2019
  • LeBron James, the benefactor of two days of rest, came out of the huddle on the next play and turned the ball over for the third time in the third quarter leading to an easy Kings fast break.
    — Dan Woike, Los Angeles Times, 14 Mar. 2024
  • 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
  • And that the balance is being absorbed by a benefactor?
    — Judith Martin, The Mercury News, 19 Oct. 2024
  • Irvin was the biggest benefactor among the younger linemen against Samford, though.
    — Tom Green | Tgreen@al.com, al, 24 Nov. 2019
  • King had been the benefactor of a proud, working-class neighborhood — and the man whose heroin helped bring it to ruin.
    — Tim Prudente, baltimoresun.com, 5 Dec. 2019
  • There’s no such benefactor around today, at least so far.
    — George Skelton, Los Angeles Times, 28 Dec. 2020
  • John, played by McLean, is found wandering the street by a rich man who is the main benefactor of the nearby hospital.
    — Sean P. Means, The Salt Lake Tribune, 20 Nov. 2020
  • An anonymous benefactor then purchased it and made sure its sound would again fill the world’s concert stages.
    — Verena Dobnik, The Seattle Times, 9 Oct. 2018
  • Neymar would also most likely not be a lone benefactor, probably more the figurehead of a group of investors.
    — Nick Miller, The Athletic, 6 Jan. 2025

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