It was, however, difficult to restrain Moorish fanaticism, and the Consuls were frequently called upon to protect their Jewish proteges or to avenge outrages of which they became victims.
All the protegesreferred to by name were Jews, such as the families of Benchimol, Moses Nahon, David Buzaglo, and Isaac Toledano.
Though my old proteges would have richly deserved it, I had the burlesque heroism not to desert them.
The Conference inevitably became a struggle by Russia to obtain all possible lands for her proteges regardless of the wishes of the inhabitants.
But the Powers realized that Russia's unbridled greed on behalf of her Serb proteges must be checked.
His family and proteges made frantic yet futile efforts to save so great a culprit.
She was terrified of burglars, and although she had sold most of her pearls and diamonds to help her variousproteges over rainy days, she shuddered at the thought of being disclosed by a flash light to a probably unshaven man.
It will give a new bevy of my proteges a little rest and a quiet time for practise.
It is doubtless a point of honour to defend our proteges from injustice, but the higher principle should rest upon the base of common honesty.
The Maltese, the greatest of cowards off their own ground, are regarded with a profound contempt: these are the proteges which bring the British nation into disrepute at Cairo.
The Keeper of the Seals sent down one of his own proteges to fill Lesourd's place.
If your proteges are to stay here till they have extricated that fool of a Rouget from the claws of Gilet and the Rabouilleuse, we shall eat a good deal more than half a measure of salt with them.
This they could not bring themselves to do; they were obliged to abandon their proteges to their fate, and the requisition was made.
Their inoffensive disposition made the Spaniards treat them rather as proteges than as victims.
No; she has two of her proteges with her, and must keep with them.
Madame de la Rochaigue in such cases did not allow her proteges the slightest liberty, even in the selection of their guests.
Her proteges rented a house, and sent down chefs, servants, and horses and carriages, and in these admirably appointed establishments Madame de la Rochaigue kept open house for her friends.
During the explanation one of her proteges recovered, and darted off in a most thankless manner into a crevice in the rocks.
She glanced at him, her eyes brimming with mischief, and, as she glanced, another of her proteges frisked thanklessly away.
By degrees the work of the cabinet, in which was transacted the greater part of the most important business, became so considerable that it was impossible for one man alone to perform it; and from the year 1805 two young men, proteges of M.
Unfortunately for the Royalists they were in a very feeble minority, and the favor shown to them by the Russians and Prussians led the populace oppressed by the latter to hate the proteges as much as their protectors.
No; she has two of her proteges with her and must keep with them.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "proteges" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
