How to Use billionaire in a Sentence

billionaire

noun
  • Now the billionaires list seems to grow by the week.
    — Staff, FOXNews.com, 11 Oct. 2025
  • So far, the trend to hug a billionaire has yet to emerge.
    — Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Mar. 2026
  • And for any billionaires, old or new?
    — Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 13 June 2026
  • The drop has erased all of the billionaire’s wealth gains this year.
    — Lionel Lim, Fortune Asia, 21 Nov. 2024
  • But his net worth could soon leave his tech billionaire peers in the dust.
    — Chris Isidore, CNN Money, 6 June 2026
  • Not all billionaires are made equal.
    — Essence, 2 Apr. 2026
  • None of the tech billionaires was in court to hear the verdict.
    — David Ingram, NBC news, 18 May 2026
  • What if a billionaire challenged you to play?
    — Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 12 May 2026
  • Money hurts most of us, but not billionaires.
    — Nick Canepa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Feb. 2026
  • Hui is one of the biggest billionaire losers for the second year in a row.
    — Jemima McEvoy, Forbes, 21 Dec. 2021
  • But the lawsuit is about much more than a couple billionaires’ big egos.
    — Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 27 Apr. 2026
  • Riddell points to a few key factors in the billionaire wealth boom.
    — Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 26 Mar. 2026
  • And to be clear, the singer’s sympathies do not lie with the billionaire.
    — Ed Masley, The Arizona Republic, 27 July 2024
  • Now billionaires flee when the state asks for a little something back.
    — Assistant Editor, Los Angeles Times, 11 Jan. 2026
  • But the billionaire doesn’t get all of his wealth from building rockets.
    — Emily Blackwood, People.com, 15 Mar. 2025
  • There is, of course, truth to the statement that billionaires are reviled.
    — Matteo Wong, The Atlantic, 11 Feb. 2026
  • Even in a place that’s used to the way billionaires behave, it’s raised some eyebrows.
    — Martha Ross, The Mercury News, 27 Jan. 2024
  • Susan Collins is for tax breaks to billionaires.
    — CBS News, 7 June 2026
  • Of course the high-rollers are thick on the ground and the billionaires look down on the millionaires.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 June 2026
  • Mallouk joined the Forbes billionaire list this year.
    — Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 17 Mar. 2026
  • Not every billionaire has decried the wealth tax idea.
    — Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 8 Jan. 2026
  • The hottest investment among billionaires this year is sports teams.
    — Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 6 Nov. 2025
  • Step out of line, and even billionaires can disappear.
    — Koray Köse, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
  • This is the first time the boy billionaire testified in front of a jury.
    — Dave Lieber mar. 5, Dallas Morning News, 5 Mar. 2026
  • These wouldn’t be playgrounds for billionaires.
    — Zoltan Istvan, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025
  • A lot of that is supported by billionaires.
    — Torie Bosch, STAT, 16 May 2026
  • The forces working against them are the mafia, a billionaire and an army, but who doesn't love a challenge?
    — Rebecca Aizin, PEOPLE, 3 Oct. 2025
  • Most billionaires have used their wealth and privilege to lock in the status quo.
    — Seema Mehta, Los Angeles Times, 20 Apr. 2026
  • But Musk isn’t the only tech billionaire keeping an eye on the field.
    — Ashley Capoot, CNBC, 16 July 2024
  • Twitter laid off half of its staff when billionaire Elon Musk took the reins.
    — Ananya Bhattacharya, Quartz, 5 Jan. 2023

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