How to Use philanthropist in a Sentence

philanthropist

noun
  • Fowler and his wife are two of the most prominent philanthropists in San Diego.
    Bryce Miller, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Oct. 2023
  • Bezos has been giving out these awards to philanthropists since 2021.
    Nicole Acevedo, NBC News, 15 Mar. 2024
  • Rumor has it that lawyer, philanthropist, and mother of two Amal Clooney eats seaweed soup for breakfast.
    Nina F. Ichikawa, Vogue, 26 Oct. 2023
  • So far, the activists' efforts have had little success, and even then, mainly thanks to help from philanthropists.
    Chinedu Asadu, ajc, 23 June 2023
  • While The Road Home’s donor network is robust, Flynn said, philanthropists are not immune to the effects of rising costs.
    Blake Apgar, The Salt Lake Tribune, 21 Aug. 2023
  • Jacob Rothschild, the banker and philanthropist who left the family bank to build his own financial empire in the City of London, has died.
    Tom Metcalf, Fortune Europe, 26 Feb. 2024
  • The house was built by her great-great-grandfather, Waukesha philanthropist Andrew Jay Frame.
    Joanne Kempinger Demski, Journal Sentinel, 5 Jan. 2024
  • The bulk of the money for these efforts to date has come from high-income nations and private philanthropists, but funding levels have plateaued.
    Stephanie Nolen Malin Fezehai, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2023
  • The philanthropists Eli and Edythe Broad were themselves early Haring devotees.
    Robin Pogrebin, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2023
  • However, the show managed to survive, largely thanks to a philanthropist who generously kept the cameras rolling and the buzzers buzzing.
    Scott MacFarlane, CBS News, 10 May 2023
  • Valade, a businesswoman, philanthropist and arts patron, died at her Grosse Pointe Farms home on Dec. 30.
    Christina Hall, Detroit Free Press, 6 June 2023
  • And with the help of a local philanthropist, Leavitt’s is co-sponsoring a scholarship for one student a year from Kennett High who wants to pursue the arts.
    Sophie Hills, The Christian Science Monitor, 13 Apr. 2023
  • This is, of course, where Kura Labs, which earlier this year received a donation from the philanthropist Mackenzie Scott, comes in.
    Roger Trapp, Forbes, 26 Mar. 2024
  • Reeves is reported to be in a long-term relationship with artist and philanthropist, Alexandra Grant.
    Lisa Respers France, CNN, 29 Mar. 2023
  • Turns out Dublin’s number one son, social activist and rock god philanthropist also had a fear of meeting people.
    Henry Everingham, Spin, 7 Sep. 2023
  • Rock superstar and philanthropist Elton John was also a close friend of Mercury.
    Jonah Valdez, Los Angeles Times, 26 Apr. 2023
  • The actor, filmmaker and philanthropist shared it on Instagram — and pledged his support.
    Michael Lee Simpson, Peoplemag, 28 July 2023
  • From a painting of financier and philanthropist Stephen Girard by Alonzo Chappel, c. 1800.
    WSJ, 19 Dec. 2023
  • Fisher is one of a small club of wealthy philanthropists using unorthodox tactics — and piles of cash and connections — to mount a campaign to rein in hospital prices.
    Rachel Cohrs, STAT, 25 May 2023
  • There was perhaps no one in India — no politician, no business leader, no philanthropist — who did more to help feed the teeming country than Dr. Swaminathan.
    Emily Langer, Washington Post, 28 Sep. 2023
  • And some philanthropists who supported the city during the height of the coronavirus pandemic are now turning their focus to the presidential race and the Israel-Hamas war.
    Eliza Shapiro, New York Times, 8 Jan. 2024
  • The singer, songwriter, philanthropist, and entrepreneur, is loud and proud in her fashion choices.
    Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 2 Aug. 2023
  • The mission of the organization, supported by philanthropists around the world, is to improve the city for its almost one million residents.
    Miriam Jordan Afif Amireh, New York Times, 15 Nov. 2023
  • The collection grew in later decades as donations from artists, private collectors and philanthropists poured in from New York’s booming art world.
    Winnie Hu, New York Times, 8 Oct. 2023
  • Blowing kisses next to a camel, cheesin' next to friends, and enjoying herself in Petra, Jordan, the philanthropist recently shared a handful of images from her trip abroad.
    Alyssa Grabinski, Peoplemag, 23 Mar. 2023
  • The world needs philanthropists willing to make imperfect bets and continue evolving based on real-time feedback.
    Kris Putnam-Walkerly, Forbes, 28 Mar. 2024
  • But the actress, producer, and philanthropist is also the proud co-founder of Once Upon a Farm, a company on a mission to provide delicious, organic snacks and meals for kids of all ages.
    Rebecca Angel Baer, Southern Living, 29 Sep. 2023
  • Seinfeld has been married to his wife Jessica, a cookbook author and philanthropist, since 1999.
    Dustin Nelson, EW.com, 4 Apr. 2024
  • So who is the actress, philanthropist and musician that Denzel Washington can't live without?
    Emily Tannenbaum, Peoplemag, 25 May 2023
  • Enthoven, who died in December, was a billionaire philanthropist and owner of Nando’s, a spicy chicken restaurant chain.
    Jerome Weeks, Dallas News, 13 July 2023

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