How to Use proprietor in a Sentence

proprietor

noun

• She is the proprietor of the store.
• Now the sole proprietor of the restaurant, Humm is more than just a chef who moved from the line to the back office.
  — Joshua Glass, Vogue, 30 Aug. 2023
• Espino, proprietor of The Barber Life, stopped to add his cousin’s name to the stone wall.
  — Darcel Rockett, chicagotribune.com, 30 Dec. 2020
• Jack Phillips, the proprietor of Masterpiece Cakeshop, is once again in the dock.
  — Ryan Bangert, National Review, 23 June 2021
• But the proprietor, Chef Alexander, is nowhere in sight.
  — Ed Flanagan, NBC News, 20 Aug. 2022
• And the small shop still holds the remains of its proprietor and perhaps one of its last customers.
  — Kiona N. Smith, Ars Technica, 28 Dec. 2020
• The proprietor brought me two glasses — for each course.
  — Kevin West, Travel + Leisure, 24 July 2024
• For La Fantaisie’s proprietors, Crenn was the clear choice.
  — Laura Neilson, Town & Country, 13 June 2023
• In each episode, Joseph-Day, 26, visits a business and learns about the proprietor.
  — Jenn Harris Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 3 Feb. 2022
• In time, the proprietors plan to add items like a brisket burrito and brisket melt sandwich to their menu.
  — Matt Wake | [e-mail], al, 28 Aug. 2023
• The proprietor, Billy Mellon, is cut from the old cloth.
  — John Jeremiah Sullivan, Travel + Leisure, 24 July 2024
• Here was a scene in which an off-duty actor slaps the proprietor with a lavender glove . . .
  — Jessi Jezewska Stevens, Harper’s Magazine , 28 Sep. 2022
• Dan Courtenay, the proprietor of Chelsea Guitars, is fine with that.
  — Alex Vadukul, New York Times, 25 Nov. 2022
• The kid did go out, but the proprietor later admitted him to complete his meal.
  — San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Nov. 2022
• Richie, your former staff and a new proprietor are taking very good care of your legacy.
  — Sheryl Julian, BostonGlobe.com, 12 May 2022
• Sicoli told Chron that the previous owners moved out of the country and that a chance encounter with the shop led to her role as proprietor of the business.
  — Sonia Ramirez, Chron, 2 Feb. 2021
• Business owner informed police the gift card was used and the proprietor was not paid.
  — Steve Sadin, chicagotribune.com, 27 Sep. 2021
• The sweet aroma of cardamom fills the Kankané Café as proprietor Afaaf Naddour lays out trays of fresh-baked pastries.
  — Nils Adler, Los Angeles Times, 10 Dec. 2020
• The crime was witnessed by four people, including the victim’s cousin, who was also the proprietor of the store.
  — Emilio "emi" Benitez, Sun Sentinel, 26 June 2024
• For the second time since 2021, the proprietor of a Fairhope horse farm where you can overnight in an Airstream has been named Airbnb’s most hospitable host in Alabama.
  — Lawrence Specker | [e-mail], al, 27 July 2023
• The Conte Di Savoia delicatessen was named for the ship that brought the proprietor’s relative over from Italy.
  — Ron Grossman, chicagotribune.com, 10 Mar. 2022
• At the center of the narrative, John Schiappa reveals the scarred soul of Nick Laine, proprietor of the on-the-skids boardinghouse.
  — Celia Wren, Washington Post, 15 Dec. 2023
• The Ambassador’s proprietor mentored the young Tilghman, teaching him the ins and outs of the nightclub business.
  — Christina Tkacik, baltimoresun.com, 13 Jan. 2022
• And speaking of cameos, yes, that was Matt Berry voicing a robot and Jennifer Beals as the cantina proprietor.
  — Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 29 Dec. 2021
• The proprietor, Don Hibbs, welcomed us and over a glass of bourbon took us on a map reconnaissance.
  — Lionel Atwell, Field & Stream, 26 Nov. 2020
• And the villains are the elderly proprietor of the remote farm where the crew has set up shop (Stephen Ure) and his equally elderly wife.
  — Washington Post, 16 Mar. 2022
• Moshe’s wife, Chona, the proprietor of the novel’s eponymous store, has a chronic limp from childhood polio.
  — Hawa Allan, BostonGlobe.com, 10 Aug. 2023
• Its proprietors built a small historic town around the entrance for guests to visit, and gave out silver dollars as change in its shops.
  — Natalie Wallington, Kansas City Star, 2 May 2024
• For now, at least, the proprietors seemed unconcerned about their guest’s ability to meet his obligations.
  — Greg Jackson, The New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2024
• If a Chianti Classico producer made one wine of this quality, the proprietor would be quite pleased.
  — Tom Hyland, Forbes, 25 Sep. 2024

Last Updated: 9 Dec 2024