How to Use businessman in a Sentence

businessman

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  • I know it's hard for him to sell his paintings. He's always been a better artist than businessman.
  • Félicien Kabuga, a wealthy businessman who had been on the run for 23 years, has been on trial since last year.
    — Lynsey Chutel, New York Times, 25 May 2023
  • Three New Jersey businessmen were also charged in the bribery scheme.
    — Tracey Tully, New York Times, 10 Jan. 2024
  • It was built in 1888 for Lewis Kayton, a prominent businessman of the time.
    — Todd Plummer, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Dec. 2023
  • Today, the retired businessman is fishing for gold, silver and gems from the wreck of a Spanish galleon that sank in 1656.
    — David Morgan, CBS News, 27 July 2023
  • His effort and his aircraft, the Spirit of St. Louis, were funded by some of the city’s leading businessmen.
    — Kerry J. Byrne Fox News, Fox News, 16 Feb. 2024
  • The American businessman had found a key in his late mother’s purse that opened a safe deposit box.
    — Teresa Nowakowski, Smithsonian Magazine, 28 July 2023
  • For at least two months, Israel has been partnering with local businessmen to truck in aid to the north.
    — Yasmeen Abutaleb, Washington Post, 14 Mar. 2024
  • The businessmen who revived it have done a public service.
    — Philip Kennicott, Washington Post, 25 Mar. 2024
  • Bardot and businessman Bernard d’Ormale met in July 1992 and married in August of that year.
    — Julie Tremaine, Peoplemag, 20 July 2023
  • Peary was as demanding and iron-willed as the rich businessmen who supported him.
    — Time, 15 July 2023
  • Gallagher closed his trip with a shot at businessmen’s reluctance to take a stronger stance on Chinese threats.
    — The Editors, National Review, 21 Sep. 2023
  • This early commitment to business led to his first mentor at the age of fourteen - a local businessman from the age of 14.
    — Jon Stojan, USA TODAY, 10 Aug. 2023
  • The billionaire businessman opened up Moskito Island to the public in 2021.
    — Charna Flam, Peoplemag, 15 Nov. 2023
  • Rupert Murdoch is a newspaper man, and he’s been a very good businessman.
    — Daniel D'addario, Variety, 21 Sep. 2023
  • The businessman from Plaistow, N.H., was an avid bighorn hunter and purchased several ranches in the Riggins area.
    — Idaho Statesman, 31 Jan. 2024
  • In remarks directed at Musk by name and posted to his comment, the White House called out the world’s most powerful businessman.
    — Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 17 Nov. 2023
  • Much of the Thomases’ leisure time was also paid for by a small set of billionaire businessmen, who brought the justice and his family on free vacations around the world.
    — Justin Elliott, ProPublica, 18 Dec. 2023
  • But businessmen figured that the private sector was too important to mess with.
    — Evan Osnos, The New Yorker, 23 Oct. 2023
  • The businessman hasn’t shied away from splashing cash on his presidential bid.
    — Alex Tabet, NBC News, 26 Sep. 2023
  • These numbers mean, short of a miracle, the businessman turned politician will not qualify for the debate stage.
    — Gabriella Abdul-Hakim, ABC News, 27 July 2023
  • Every Tuesday, in Seidler’s office, businessmen and civic leaders meet to talk about what to do: what to do about this great problem.
    — Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 14 May 2023
  • The other two Americans did not want to be identified, but one is believed to be a scientist and the other is a businessman.
    — Misty Severi, Washington Examiner, 10 Aug. 2023
  • That was how Dragon’s associate, the businessman, was able to get the general to intervene in Mr. Lu’s case, Dragon said.
    — Isabelle Qian, New York Times, 17 Dec. 2023
  • Still, the myth of the successful businessman who gave it all up to serve the American people as president is a staple of Mr. Trump’s campaign speeches.
    — Alex Lemonides, New York Times, 17 Feb. 2024
  • One of the unnamed Americans is a scientist, and the other is a businessman, according to two people briefed on the arrangements of the release.
    — Michael D. Shear, BostonGlobe.com, 10 Aug. 2023
  • But Sharif has made up for it by campaigning on his credentials as a businessman and leader who helped to turn around the economy in the past, his supporters say.
    — Rick Noack, Washington Post, 7 Feb. 2024
  • Keep reading for everything there is to know about Tiffany Stewart and her relationship with the businessman.
    — Lia Beck, Peoplemag, 27 July 2023
  • Last week, following a legal fight, the British government was forced to remove the Russian businessman Oleg Tinkov from the sanctions blacklist.
    — Jane Bradley, New York Times, 27 July 2023
  • On Monday, the actress, 56, paid a sweet 87th birthday tribute to her father-in-law, French billionaire businessman François Pinault.
    — Gabrielle Rockson, Peoplemag, 22 Aug. 2023

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