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A benefactor may be involved in almost any field. One may endow a scholarship fund; another may give money to expand a library; still another may leave a generous sum to a hospital in her will. The famous benefactions of John D. Rockefeller included the gifts that established the University of Chicago, the Rockefeller Foundation, and Rockefeller University. Many benefactors have reported that giving away their money turned out to be the most rewarding thing they ever did.
Examples of benefactor in a Sentence
With the help of a rich benefactor he set up a charity.
an anonymous benefactor gave the school a dozen new computers
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These include decisions by a hostile California judiciary which, especially in the last two decades, have sided with the government and its special interest benefactors by creating loopholes that significantly weakened taxpayer protections that had stood for over 40 years.
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Jon Coupal, Oc Register, 26 Apr. 2026
The filmmakers reserved their incisive commentary not for Wintour or her staff, but for their notable friends and benefactors The Bezoses.
—Matt Donnelly, Variety, 23 Apr. 2026
Venezuela, Cuba’s main benefactor since the 2000s, was dealing with its own economic crisis.
—Gisela Salim-Peyer, The Atlantic, 23 Apr. 2026
The museum is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, and is privately operated by a corporation of just under 1,000 benefactors who have an endowment of over $2 billion.
—Claudia Williams, Architectural Digest, 16 Apr. 2026
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Jon Coupal, Oc Register, 26 Apr. 2026
The filmmakers reserved their incisive commentary not for Wintour or her staff, but for their notable friends and benefactors The Bezoses.
—Matt Donnelly, Variety, 23 Apr. 2026
Venezuela, Cuba’s main benefactor since the 2000s, was dealing with its own economic crisis.
—Gisela Salim-Peyer, The Atlantic, 23 Apr. 2026
The museum is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, and is privately operated by a corporation of just under 1,000 benefactors who have an endowment of over $2 billion.
—Claudia Williams, Architectural Digest, 16 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for benefactor
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“Benefactor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/benefactor. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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