How to Use businesspeople in a Sentence

businesspeople

plural noun

• Typically patronized by businesspeople in dress clothes, Josephine falls on the fancier side of brunch.
  — Kristin Luna, Condé Nast Traveler, 27 Feb. 2018
• Many residents and businesspeople welcome quality-of-life enforcement to clean up the streets.
  — Gale Holland, latimes.com, 4 Feb. 2018
• Others represented the much larger group of businesspeople embroiled in the shakedowns.
  — Leonid Ragozin, Bloomberg.com, 29 Jan. 2018
• The lobbyists and businesspeople on the panel presented a greater reliance on fossil fuels — billed as cheap, reliable energy sources — as the fix.
  — Longreads, 14 Mar. 2018
• Our briefing this week describes its members, who range from regional governors and businesspeople to independent politicians.
  — The Economist, 22 Mar. 2018
• Notably, however, Telegram’s silencing quickly brought complaints from businesspeople who use its channels to promote and sell their goods.
  — Jon Gambrell, The Seattle Times, 28 Jan. 2018
• The nominees have a range of experiences, from activists to businesspeople, from government veterans to nonprofit founders.
  — Aubrey Nagle, Philly.com, 27 Feb. 2018
• The waives a visa for tourists and businesspeople like bankers who are entering the country for a short time.
  — The Arizona Republic, 28 Feb. 2024
• Indeed, all that has happened even as businesspeople have left to fight the war.
  — Vivienne Walt, Fortune, 25 May 2022
• As the amount of cash increases, so does the number of businesspeople.
  — Will Bedingfield, Wired, 25 Feb. 2022
• Like many savvy businesspeople these days, Elijah Wood is just trying to sell his turnips at the best price.
  — Omar Sanchez, EW.com, 23 Apr. 2020
• Before closing last year, the Top of the Hub used to draw businesspeople and tourists, along with locals, in part because of its prime spot in the Back Bay.
  — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 2 Mar. 2021
• Risk-averse businesspeople and technophobic unions ensured that Britain failed to catch up in the 2020s.
  — The Economist, 6 July 2019
• Celebrity businesspeople want to get in on the action, too.
  — Steve Kurtz, Fox News, 8 May 2018
• Having that eastern hub puts Boise businesspeople at a jumping-off point to big cities up and down the eastern seaboard.
  — Brandon Schultz, Forbes, 17 May 2021
• Warren Buffett is one of the most respected businesspeople of our time, but his life has been a mix of strengths and frailties.
  — Polina Marinova, Fortune, 22 June 2018
• His book is for children, businesspeople and makers of all ages.
  — Don Steinberg, WSJ, 8 June 2019
• Since the late 1990s, Gill said, businesspeople have also been joining the party.
  — Rebecca Santana and Ali Swenson, BostonGlobe.com, 28 June 2023
• Potvin mentors many businesspeople, and hears a lot of business concepts—a lot.
  — Simon Mainwaring, Forbes, 12 Feb. 2024
• For many consumers, businesspeople, and investors, the answer to that question is far from clear.
  — Dasia Moore, Quartz, 24 Sep. 2019
• Sitting down with Jihan Wu, one gets the sense that the crypto-tycoon might be more at home in a college AV club than in the ranks of the world’s youngest, richest businesspeople.
  — Robert Hackett, Fortune, 8 June 2018
• To many businesspeople and residents, the bet has paid off, not least by creating many well-paying jobs in struggling parts of the state.
  — Peter Eavis, New York Times, 31 Mar. 2020
• Certainly, the media will push against it, because businesspeople see things in more black and white.
  — Fox News, 18 Sep. 2018
• But now that businesspeople are finally seeing the law, there is much to cause concern. ...
  — John Lyons and Frances Yoon, WSJ, 2 July 2020
• Late last month, the murder of three Chinese businesspeople at a clothes factory shocked the country.
  — Kwasi Gyamfi Asiedu, Quartz Africa, 17 June 2020
• Over the years, Li sought to reassure businesspeople and investors of the resilience of the Chinese economy.
  — Christian Shepherd, Washington Post, 27 Oct. 2023
• The club also attracted the attention of businesspeople all over Texas, who gawked at its liquor sales.
  — Sarah Blaskovich, Dallas News, 3 June 2021
• The switch was the brainchild of Palm Springs Resorts, businesspeople in the hotel and restaurant industry who lobby the city on tourism issues.
  — Christopher Knight Art Critic, Los Angeles Times, 20 Mar. 2021
• The following politicians, businesspeople and celebrities were among those scheduled to speak at the RNC Tuesday.
  — Gabe Hauari, USA TODAY, 17 July 2024
• So has the explosion of avenues—crypto, startups, tech, entrepreneurship, even influencing—via which businesspeople can amass a fortune.
  — Jane Thier, Fortune, 15 Oct. 2024

Last Updated: 19 Dec 2024