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
• Agnes Green, the proprietor of Green’s Hotel, read the reports and hurried to Mac’s room.
  — Paul Brown, Longreads, 10 Aug. 2020
• 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
• Will the real proprietor of Lana Del Rey’s wedding dress please stand up, please stand up?
  — Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 30 Sep. 2024
• In order to run a B&B, Boycks noted, the proprietors must also live in the home.
  — Brian E. Clark, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 22 Nov. 2019
• The kid did go out, but the proprietor later admitted him to complete his meal.
  — San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Nov. 2022
• The proprietor warns them to steer clear of their destination, but the kooky kids just don't listen.
  — RenÉ A. Guzman, chicagotribune.com, 27 Oct. 2019
• 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
• Spring is sprung, tulip bulbs put forth shoots and garden proprietors think about hiring.
  — The Economist, 14 Mar. 2020
• 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
• Theo quickly became sole proprietor of Smoke House and now runs it with his son, Pete.
  — Eric Velasco, al, 12 Mar. 2020
• 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
• When a bar called Time Again opened in May on the stub of a dead-end street in Chinatown, the proprietors set out some red and blue plastic stools reminiscent of an elementary-school cafeteria’s.
  — The Editors, Curbed, 2 Dec. 2024
• The couple owns one-third of the island and are activist proprietors, devoted to preserving its history and culture.
  — Noah Lederman, Robb Report, 29 Dec. 2024

Last Updated: 13 Feb 2025