How to Use conventioneer in a Sentence

conventioneer

noun
  • And conventioneers will be able to find duffle bags and totes.
    — Janelle Nanos, BostonGlobe.com, 28 Mar. 2018
  • The airport was bustling, and hotels and casinos were crowded with gamblers and conventioneers.
    — Chris Kirkham and Jim Carlton, WSJ, 9 Oct. 2017
  • The plan is to attract tourists and conventioneers, for sure, but also to create something to which suburbanites might return once or twice a year.
    — Chris Jones, chicagotribune.com, 26 June 2019
  • Mayor Catherine Pugh will welcome the conventioneers to town.
    — Jean Marbella, baltimoresun.com, 20 July 2017
  • Back in iDevices’ smart home, about fifteen of us conventioneers crowded into the room, which was tastefully furnished in beige and gray.
    — David Denby, The New Yorker, 26 Jan. 2017
  • The restaurants have let conventioneers eat downtown after their conference meetings end, meaning more visitors spend time in the park later at night.
    — Mike Morris, Houston Chronicle, 15 Apr. 2018
  • The Back Bay business community depends on conventioneers to help fill hotels, restaurants, and shops.
    — Jon Chesto, BostonGlobe.com, 27 Jan. 2020
  • In the next couple of weeks, conventioneers from blue and red states will converge on Denver and Minneapolis-St.
    — Eliot Van Buskirk, WIRED, 20 Aug. 2008
  • The potential payoff is great for Chicago — which could gain a new attraction for tourists, conventioneers and business travelers — and for the venue’s owners.
    — Ryan Ori, chicagotribune.com, 5 June 2018
  • Harris and Lian often look like frantic lobby bellhops shuffling bags for impatient hotel conventioneers.
    — OregonLive.com, 15 Jan. 2018
  • After all, Vegas is a town for gamblers, conventioneers and bachelor/bachelorette parties.
    — Jason Gay, WSJ, 20 May 2018
  • Dobbler's Pasties in Escanaba gave conventioneers a $1 coupon off anything.
    — John Carlisle, Detroit Free Press, 18 Aug. 2014
  • With most businesses closed, Smith Cove cruise terminal is cleared of ships while the convention center fountain bubbles to the delight of zero conventioneers.
    — Washington Post, 24 Mar. 2020
  • Hotels that charge hundreds of dollars a night to tourists and expense-account conventioneers when the weather is glorious slash their summer rates to entice locals and bargain-seeking travelers who don't mind the heat.
    — Dawn Gilbertson, azcentral, 15 May 2018
  • On top of that, there are growing worries that conventioneers and other visitors might be drawn to the East Windsor casino, bypassing city restaurants and attractions.
    — Kenneth R. Gosselin, courant.com, 27 May 2017
  • Workers or conventioneers on breaks can sit and drink coffee and watch important sporting events or HGTV programs projected onto the wall.
    — Aimee Levitt, Chicago Reader, 24 July 2017
  • Downtown Indianapolis is often taken over by conventioneers, but few have the pageantry and style of Gen Con, the annual gaming convention.
    — Sarah Bahr, Indianapolis Star, 11 July 2018
  • On Sunday morning, conventioneers are invited on a 4 1/2-mile bike ride that will loop through downtown, Jonestown, the Inner Harbor.
    — Jean Marbella, baltimoresun.com, 20 July 2017
  • These changes mean Boiseans will encounter more conventioneers than ever walking Downtown streets, visiting local attractions and patronizing bars and restaurants, sometimes increasing wait times.
    — John Sowell, idahostatesman, 25 Oct. 2017
  • Wynn’s Everett location on Boston’s doorstep is likely to be of even more concern to Luz and his association, particularly with the casino’s appeal to conventioneers.
    — Jon Chesto, BostonGlobe.com, 5 June 2018
  • Murphy criticized Schaefer for focusing on the redevelopment of the Inner Harbor and promoting the city as a destination for tourists and conventioneers while neglecting the public schools and poorer neighborhoods.
    — Dan Rodricks, baltimoresun.com, 12 July 2019

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