How to Use businessman in a Sentence

businessman

noun

• I know it's hard for him to sell his paintings. He's always been a better artist than businessman.
• The journey of a businessman or entrepreneur is never a straightforward one, and a growth mindset is key.
  — Brian Slipka, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
• One element of the story that may have angered censors involves a corrupt Chinese businessman.
  — Sarah Zheng, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2022
• The wife of Bo Xilai, a Politburo member, was revealed to have murdered a British businessman.
  — Chun Han Wong, WSJ, 22 Oct. 2022
• Chen Zhiyao, a Taiwanese businessman, was once summoned to a company office to discuss a dispute over money.
  — Evan Osnos, The New Yorker, 17 Oct. 2022
• The businessman accused of swindling people out of their life savings by promising to build them tiny homes and not delivering is now the target of a police investigation.
  — Corky Siemaszko, NBC News, 19 Oct. 2022
• The patriarch, René Pierre, a disabled small businessman, struggles to get passable care from the nation’s rudimentary health system.
  — James North, The New Republic, 12 Oct. 2022
• This detail is also notable as Trump first gained international attention as a New York businessman.
  — Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 12 Dec. 2024
• 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
• In March 1987, a white businessman was robbed, beaten, and left for dead on a Dallas street.
  — Terry W., The Christian Science Monitor, 22 Oct. 2024
• 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
• The businessman was left with a gash over his eye, a broken rib and bite marks on his arms, according to court records.
  — Blake Nelson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Mar. 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
• While a smug Banner sits in the back seat, the shady businessman exits the car and approaches Mrs. Dutton.
  — Matt Cabral, EW.com, 6 Feb. 2023
• The two had been introduced by John Rothschild, a businessman and a longtime friend of Neel’s.
  — Katya Cengel, Smithsonian Magazine, 15 Feb. 2023
• Anant is the 29-year-old heir and youngest son of billionaire businessman Mukesh Ambani.
  — Erin Clack, Peoplemag, 13 July 2024
• Buy-ins must be in pairs with each businessman and poker pro contributing $1 million to the prize pool.
  — Jay Ginsbach, Forbes, 1 Dec. 2024
• Detroit businessman Dan Gilbert and Bedrock own the building.
  — Detroit Free Press, 1 Oct. 2024
• 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
• Meanwhile, the businessman sported a light red hoodie, blue jeans, and brown boots.
  — Charna Flam, People.com, 9 Oct. 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
• Inside, the restaurant’s owner, Norm Langer, walked the businessman to a table.
  — James Rainey, Los Angeles Times, 12 Nov. 2022
• Bardot and businessman Bernard d’Ormale met in July 1992 and married in August of that year.
  — Julie Tremaine, Peoplemag, 20 July 2023
• Kaparuwan, the businessman, had left Joshimath and worked in larger cities.
  — Niha Masih, Washington Post, 12 Jan. 2023
• Menendez and two businessmen who allegedly paid him bribes have pleaded not guilty to the charges.
  — CBS News, 24 June 2024
• Musk would be far from the first wealthy businessman to build a utopian-minded company town.
  — Matt Novak, Forbes, 9 Mar. 2023
• Peary was as demanding and iron-willed as the rich businessmen who supported him.
  — Time, 15 July 2023

Last Updated: 30 Dec 2024