How to Use businesspeople in a Sentence

businesspeople

plural noun
  • Indeed, all that has happened even as businesspeople have left to fight the war.
    — Vivienne Walt, Fortune, 25 May 2022
  • His book is for children, businesspeople and makers of all ages.
    — Don Steinberg, WSJ, 8 June 2019
  • The waives a visa for tourists and businesspeople like bankers who are entering the country for a short time.
    — The Arizona Republic, 28 Feb. 2024
  • And despite what cynics might say, there are plenty of businesspeople who do this.
    — Chris Tomlinson, Houston Chronicle, 22 Dec. 2017
  • More middle-class people have come on board, not only the poor, and there are businesspeople, too.
    — Jon Lee Anderson, The New Yorker, 25 June 2012
  • Potvin mentors many businesspeople, and hears a lot of business concepts—a lot.
    — Simon Mainwaring, Forbes, 12 Feb. 2024
  • As the amount of cash increases, so does the number of businesspeople.
    — Will Bedingfield, Wired, 25 Feb. 2022
  • Our role, as tourists of existence, is to see an ad, react, send the signal to the businesspeople.
    — Francesco Pacifico, The Dial, 9 Dec. 2025
  • Certainly, the media will push against it, because businesspeople see things in more black and white.
    — Fox News, 18 Sep. 2018
  • For many consumers, businesspeople, and investors, the answer to that question is far from clear.
    — Dasia Moore, Quartz, 24 Sep. 2019
  • Like many savvy businesspeople these days, Elijah Wood is just trying to sell his turnips at the best price.
    — Omar Sanchez, EW.com, 23 Apr. 2020
  • But a special interest group is fighting to help Hoshur and small businesspeople like him.
    — USA Today, 20 Nov. 2019
  • Nexstar is on a mission to help the world’s best tradespeople become the world’s best businesspeople.
    — Julian Scadden, Twin Cities, 20 June 2025
  • Having that eastern hub puts Boise businesspeople at a jumping-off point to big cities up and down the eastern seaboard.
    — Brandon Schultz, Forbes, 17 May 2021
  • In each case, Madigan was a private lawyer for businesspeople who stood to benefit.
    — Ray Long, chicagotribune.com, 2 Oct. 2020
  • Few businesspeople warmly embrace Nirenberg, not even the ones who write checks to his campaign.
    — Greg Jefferson, San Antonio Express-News, 26 Feb. 2021
  • The Bankruptcy Code is meant to protect businesspeople like you who took risks.
    — Mark Olalde, ProPublica, 30 Dec. 2024
  • For businesspeople, the page may be awaiting content that ranges from a press release to a presentation.
    — Jerry Weissman, Forbes, 22 June 2022
  • These tips are designed for businesspeople to ensure their projects will remain viable and achieve sustainable growth over the long term.
    — Robert Reiss, Forbes, 23 Sep. 2021
  • To many businesspeople and residents, the bet has paid off, not least by creating many well-paying jobs in struggling parts of the state.
    — Peter Eavis, New York Times, 31 Mar. 2020
  • Warren Buffett is one of the most respected businesspeople of our time, but his life has been a mix of strengths and frailties.
    — Polina Marinova, Fortune, 22 June 2018
  • The days of businesspeople flying into a city in the morning for a meeting and returning that evening are pretty much gone.
    — Judy Koutsky, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2025
  • For politicians, the key reason is that businesspeople are constituents and donors, while the free market is an abstraction.
    — Jonah Goldberg, National Review, 26 Jan. 2018
  • The club also attracted the attention of businesspeople all over Texas, who gawked at its liquor sales.
    — Sarah Blaskovich, Dallas News, 3 June 2021
  • The financier was pictured with many celebrities, wealthy businesspeople, and lawmakers over the years.
    — Dan Gooding, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Oct. 2025
  • Fewer teams are being steered by local, civic-minded businesspeople.
    — Michael Delayo, The Conversation, 2 Apr. 2026
  • Weary of crackdowns and lockdowns, businesspeople are moving out of China and taking their wealth with them.
    — Li Yuan, New York Times, 19 Jan. 2023
  • Late last month, the murder of three Chinese businesspeople at a clothes factory shocked the country.
    — Kwasi Gyamfi Asiedu, Quartz Africa, 17 June 2020
  • Some of the world’s most successful businesspeople have worked well past the average retirement age.
    — Sydney Lake, Fortune, 19 Nov. 2025
  • The Omani prawns are a signature dish, and local businesspeople pop in for tête-à-têtes while dining on the express lunch menu.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 June 2026

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