Example Sentences

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She has been patronizing the restaurant since she was 18 years old, not for 18 years.

From Washington Post • Sep. 21, 2021

She’d take the train to Great Neck, and they’d go for sushi pizza, maybe a little wine, at a place his family has been patronizing for 30 years.

From New York Times • Apr. 10, 2020

Sandy Zenker, 70, who lives in Chelsea and said his family has been patronizing the restaurant for about 80 years, said he feels for Mr. Greengrass and “what he’s going through.”

From New York Times • Oct. 13, 2019