Patronise example sentences

Are you often laughing inside?” About three minutes later, he responded, “I find it amusing when people patronise me.The old merchant elite of Calcutta patronised public forms of entertainment such as kabirlarai (poetry contests), musical soirees and dance performances.The Mughal emperors Akbar, Jahangir and Shah Jahan patronised highly skilled painters who primarily illustrated manuscripts containing historical accounts and poetry.The members of the cooperative stores generally don't patronise them regularly.