Sentence examples for something of a saint from inspiring English sources

Louise was, however, something of a saint.

Fortunately, Bane proved to be something of a saint.

It's difficult to understate the boldness of their action: Professor Waksman is something of a saint around Rutgers, and Piscataway is a town that takes its history seriously.

In Mexico, the order reaches the upper echelons of business, the church and government, and for most of his life, Father Maciel was treated as something of a saint.

The group's most famous member, the X Factor judge Tulisa, is perceived to have an attitude problem – but in comparison to her band mates she is something of a saint.

Mr. Deri himself has been transformed by his followers into something of a saint, a suffering servant of the Torah whose mere presence in a nearby cell has already worked wonders.

In later life Ali became something of a secular saint, a legend in soft focus.

ROANNE ADAMS The graphic designer Roanne Adams is something of a patron saint for emerging New York fashion designers.

But the backstage row melted away with the first glimpse of the man who has become something of a secular saint to millions.

William Jennings Bryan remains something of a patron saint to the economic populists, but it was Theodore Roosevelt who channeled the popular unrest of the day into a movement away from unbridled corporatism.

Several political parties tried to prolong his detention, arguing he might re-offend or be targeted by vigilantes; Mr Fortuyn has become something of a secular saint to his supporters, and his assassin is widely despised.