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 | Mwake@al.com, 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 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 | Lspecker@al.com, 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
  • 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
  • Its proprietor, a man named Leonard Burling (Mark Rylance), makes suits.
    David Fear, Rolling Stone, 17 Mar. 2022
  • In response, the salon’s proprietor sued the town for business losses.
    Jeffrey Toobin, The New York Review of Books, 15 Feb. 2024
  • Certain pre-planned activities will have money built in for the guides or if it is run by a proprietor.
    Judy Koutsky, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2022
  • One person said the plans were discussed at the highest level of the Standard and in consultation with Lord Lebedev, the newspaper’s proprietor.
    Jake Kanter, Deadline, 24 Sep. 2024

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