How to Use businessman in a Sentence

businessman

noun
  • I know it's hard for him to sell his paintings. He's always been a better artist than businessman.
  • Guy says that your risk taking rubbed off on him as a businessman.
    — Shirley Halperin, Variety, 27 July 2022
  • The businessman felt relief for the first time in more than a year.
    — Matthew Bremner, Rolling Stone, 11 Feb. 2026
  • This, in turn, means there is no affair that does not pertain to the businessman.
    — Jonathan Dee, Harper’s Magazine , 25 May 2022
  • Daniel would become a wealthy businessman.
    — Literary Hub, 1 June 2026
  • The hands belong to a businessman, judging from the glimpse of shirt cuffs and suit jacket.
    — Christopher Knightart Critic, Los Angeles Times, 21 Mar. 2022
  • The resort was once part of a Dallas businessman’s vast ranch.
    — Mae Hamilton, Travel + Leisure, 8 Aug. 2025
  • Alex Kelloff, a Snowmass businessman, has been in the race longer.
    — Seth Klamann, Denver Post, 16 Apr. 2026
  • The mullahs aren’t businessmen out to cut a good financial deal.
    — Steve Forbes, Forbes.com, 19 June 2025
  • Meanwhile, the businessman sported a light red hoodie, blue jeans, and brown boots.
    — Charna Flam, People.com, 9 Oct. 2024
  • Louis Bardot, her father, was a well-to-do businessman.
    — Hamish Bowles, Vogue, 29 Dec. 2025
  • The businessman was left with a gash over his eye, a broken rib and bite marks on his arms, according to court records.
    — Blake Nelson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Mar. 2023
  • Menendez and two businessmen who allegedly paid him bribes have pleaded not guilty to the charges.
    — CBS News, 24 June 2024
  • Which isn’t to say that Scott, who speaks with the air and savvy of a veteran businessman, isn’t up to the task.
    — Seamus McAvoy, courant.com, 21 Mar. 2022
  • Peters was born and raised in New Jersey to a stay-at-home mom and a businessman dad.
    — Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 15 Apr. 2026
  • The billionaire businessman doubled down on his faith in the Jets head coach.
    — Chantz Martin, FOXNews.com, 22 Oct. 2025
  • That case had drawn outcry and protests over doubts about his guilt in the slaying of a businessman more than 20 years ago.
    — CBS News, 9 Dec. 2021
  • Three New Jersey businessmen were also charged in the bribery scheme.
    — Tracey Tully, New York Times, 10 Jan. 2024
  • Yes, that Chinese businessman has since been accused of being a spy.
    — Helen Lewis, The Atlantic, 25 Oct. 2025
  • Wealthy businessmen and governors are shown, but so are tradesmen and natives.
    — Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 18 Jan. 2026
  • Buy-ins must be in pairs with each businessman and poker pro contributing $1 million to the prize pool.
    — Jay Ginsbach, Forbes, 1 Dec. 2024
  • Qualls, a businessman, is running for governor for a second time.
    — Aki Nace, CBS News, 27 June 2026
  • Ciattarelli is a businessman who has run for governor twice before.
    — Kevin Breuninger,dan Mangan, CNBC, 4 Nov. 2025
  • Dykstra spent years as a businessman before dealing with a series of legal woes.
    — Matt Moret, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2026
  • Dykstra spent years as a businessman before dealing with a series of legal woes.
    — Zach Powell, New York Times, 3 Jan. 2026
  • The American businessman had found a key in his late mother’s purse that opened a safe deposit box.
    — Teresa Nowakowski, Smithsonian Magazine, 28 July 2023
  • Kaparuwan, the businessman, had left Joshimath and worked in larger cities.
    — Niha Masih, Washington Post, 12 Jan. 2023
  • For at least two months, Israel has been partnering with local businessmen to truck in aid to the north.
    — Yasmeen Abutaleb, Washington Post, 14 Mar. 2024
  • Hanks donned a fatsuit and prosthetics to play the Dutch businessman in the film.
    — Emily Burack, Town & Country, 24 June 2022
  • The businessman claimed the payout from the suit would go to anti-bullying causes.
    — Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 29 Dec. 2025

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