Examples of protégée in a Sentence
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Perry spent some time cooking at his barbecue stand before his protegee, Charlie Bryant, opened a restaurant at 18th and Euclid.
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Kansas City Star, 16 Jan. 2026
Now, with Thiel protegee J.D. Vance as Vice President of the United States, and a defense-tech-friendly White House in charge, the company has access to the inner circle at the highest levels of power.
—Jessica Mathews, Fortune, 6 Aug. 2025
There’s the A-list reckless elder, his upstart protegee (Damson Idris) and a high-octane mission that’s damn near impossible, with lots of speedy action intercut with scenes of its alpha male movie star out of his helmet and grinning for fans.
—Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 26 June 2025
Pooky Lee, a protegee of Clark, who now runs his own creative and curation agency Poptag in China, considers exhibition a more immersive, multipurpose means of communication.
—Tianwei Zhang, WWD, 25 Mar. 2025
In nine years, Zubac has gone from the young protegee just soaking up information to a vocal leader that can help teach some of those same principles.
—Shane Young, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2025
Like Matthews, Husk’s sartorial expression also influences his protegees, like newfound ally, principled Idaho deputy Jamie Bowen (Tye Sheridan).
—Mark Peikert, IndieWire, 7 Dec. 2024
Pooky Lee, a protegee of Clark’s who now runs his own creative and curation agency Poptag in China, considers exhibitions a more immersive, multipurpose means of communication.
—Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
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Kansas City Star, 16 Jan. 2026
Now, with Thiel protegee J.D. Vance as Vice President of the United States, and a defense-tech-friendly White House in charge, the company has access to the inner circle at the highest levels of power.
—Jessica Mathews, Fortune, 6 Aug. 2025
There’s the A-list reckless elder, his upstart protegee (Damson Idris) and a high-octane mission that’s damn near impossible, with lots of speedy action intercut with scenes of its alpha male movie star out of his helmet and grinning for fans.
—Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 26 June 2025
Pooky Lee, a protegee of Clark, who now runs his own creative and curation agency Poptag in China, considers exhibition a more immersive, multipurpose means of communication.
—Tianwei Zhang, WWD, 25 Mar. 2025
In nine years, Zubac has gone from the young protegee just soaking up information to a vocal leader that can help teach some of those same principles.
—Shane Young, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2025
Like Matthews, Husk’s sartorial expression also influences his protegees, like newfound ally, principled Idaho deputy Jamie Bowen (Tye Sheridan).
—Mark Peikert, IndieWire, 7 Dec. 2024
Pooky Lee, a protegee of Clark’s who now runs his own creative and curation agency Poptag in China, considers exhibitions a more immersive, multipurpose means of communication.
—Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
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“Protégée.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/prot%C3%A9g%C3%A9e. Accessed 20 Mar. 2026.
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