patronise
- a variation of patronize.
Example Sentences
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A 28-year-old Herat resident who asked not to be named for security reasons said she had stopped going out to meet friends with whom she used to patronise restaurants and go on shopping trips.
From Barron's • Jul. 12, 2026
That Baxter could pull this off without causing offence or appearing to patronise his Scottish roots for a wider audience was a testament to his brilliance as a performer.
From BBC • Dec. 12, 2025
But mentally, he said it was rejuvenating, being with people who treated him as they had always done and who didn't patronise him.
From BBC • Jul. 24, 2023
“Baths are good for communication, you can become friendly with anyone,” said Kiyoshi Hiraoka, 83, who bicycles 15 minutes to patronise Shimbo’s Daikoku-yu and kept coming faithfully even during the state of emergency.
From Reuters • Jul. 30, 2020
For myself, I found that I was expressing my tendency to lavish expenditure, and to patronise Herbert, and to boast of my great prospects, before I quite knew that I had opened my lips.
From "Great Expectations" by Charles Dickens
