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Six example sentences with benefactor, each labelled with its topic.
An anonymous benefactor paid for the museum's new wing on the single condition that admission stay free on Sundays.
Art
Victorian novels love the hidden benefactor, the stranger whose money arrives at the exact moment the hero gives up.
Literature
A retired surgeon became the clinic's benefactor, covering the cost of the mobile unit that reaches four villages weekly.
Medicine
The observatory's benefactor was a retired engineer who paid for the new mirror and asked only for a small plaque.
Science
A local benefactor bought the youth league new hoops and covered every registration fee for a decade.
Basketball
The orchestra's benefactor funded a full season of free concerts in exchange for nothing but a seat in row ten.
Music
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