How to Use purveyor in a Sentence

purveyor

noun
  • Be sure to buy the loin from a purveyor who has very fresh seafood and pack it in frozen ice packs to keep it cold.
    Caron Golden, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Aug. 2023
  • Pork purveyors here say that means prices are about to pop.
    Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 27 May 2023
  • But not all French fry purveyors have bought into the change.
    Mike Snider, The Arizona Republic, 13 July 2023
  • Has there ever been anyone less done with pop than the purveyor of the Eras Tour?
    Chris Willman, Chicago Tribune, 11 Aug. 2023
  • Neil Mockford Galvan – the purveyor of many of Miller’s best slip dresses – for the win in 2015.
    Alice Newbold, Vogue, 9 July 2024
  • For the mom that likes the ritual of tea, grab some loose leaves from this purveyor of lovely tea and tableware.
    Jeanne O'Brien Coffey, Forbes, 5 May 2022
  • Lore has it that the creation is a good three decades old, invented by a bagel purveyor named Hadley Longe.
    J. J. Goode, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2023
  • Our main question: Who’s the main linen purveyor in the Boston airport?
    Claire Brito, House Beautiful, 28 July 2023
  • Also opening is Wild Fork, a purveyor of meat and seafood.
    Myrna Petlicki, chicagotribune.com, 12 Mar. 2022
  • The restaurant partnered with local purveyors to bring this idea to life.
    Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 28 July 2023
  • Trust purveyor of all things chic, Elyse Walker, to pick out the perfect one.
    People Staff, Peoplemag, 16 Nov. 2022
  • Sue Ann Nivens, purveyor of primness, has a mirror above her bed.
    Megan Garber, The Atlantic, 1 Jan. 2022
  • By that time, officers were on the scene, and the table purveyor soon swept the glass off the roadway, planning to return in the morning to pick up the big pieces.
    Thomas Jewell, cleveland, 30 Sep. 2021
  • New vendor: Soul & Smoke food truck, purveyor of the tenderest brisket in town.
    Monica Eng, Axios, 5 Sep. 2024
  • The chefs contact their regular purveyors to find out what’s in season and go from there.
    Darlene Superville, The Christian Science Monitor, 22 May 2024
  • In times of anxiety, anything can be a purveyor of ASMR.
    Laia Garcia-Furtado, Vogue, 13 Mar. 2024
  • People came from as far as Arizona to check out the newest pit stop from the coffee purveyors with a cult-like fanbase.
    Brock Keeling, Orange County Register, 23 Feb. 2024
  • How about you each pick a favorite purveyor, and build your menu around their offerings?
    Dana McMahan, The Courier-Journal, 25 Jan. 2023
  • The private chef often wakes up at the crack of dawn, perhaps making a pit stop at a local farm stand or fish purveyor.
    Li Goldstein, Bon Appétit, 15 Sep. 2022
  • It is decked out in wood and leather with French color hues of blue, white and red with furnishings designed by French purveyors.
    Ramsey Qubein, Forbes, 13 Aug. 2023
  • The firm has become a major purveyor of services that help elite clients hide wealth offshore.
    BostonGlobe.com, 3 Oct. 2021
  • He was brought in to turn around the purveyor of infomercials that were once a staple of cable TV—no easy feat in the age of streamers and social video.
    Paolo Confino, Fortune, 5 June 2023
  • Not only has the style returned from its two-decade slumber, but so, too, has one of its most storied purveyors.
    Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 29 May 2024
  • By the 2000s, South Korea was competing with Japan to become the purveyor of Asian coolness.
    Ramon Pacheco Pardo, Fortune, 24 Nov. 2021
  • The Sinaloa cartel has been not only one of the main purveyors of fentanyl to the U.S. market but a key supplier of illicit drugs around the world.
    Eduardo Porter, Washington Post, 30 July 2024
  • The fair's top-grossing food purveyor packages frozen dough in five flavors, which means warm-from-the-oven cookies can be made in minutes.
    Rick Nelson, Star Tribune, 1 July 2021
  • The eatery, which is currently in the works, is said to be inspired by Puglia and Sicily and will highlight local produce and purveyors.
    Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 10 Nov. 2023
  • But to boost whiskey’s value, purveyors of high-end whiskey convey the product’s heritage.
    Hovig Tchalian, The Conversation, 18 Dec. 2023
  • Working with local farmers and purveyors to source ingredients, the favorite restaurant is open for lunch and dinner Monday through Saturday, as well as brunch on the weekends.
    Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 11 Sep. 2024
  • Lutèce works closely with local farmers and purveyors to source the best local, sustainable ingredients.
    Taryn White, Forbes, 17 Sep. 2024

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