How to Use merchant in a Sentence

merchant

noun
  • Merchants traveled hundreds of miles to trade in the city.
  • The town's merchants closed their shops during the parade.
  • Prizes were given by local merchants.
  • And that means merchants have to lead.
    — Gordon G. Chang, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Aug. 2025
  • Our merchants were stuck at home.
    — Melissa Repko, CNBC, 29 Oct. 2025
  • The team is led by a free-throw merchant.
    — Bobby Burack Outkick, FOXNews.com, 20 Apr. 2026
  • But now, merchants can’t seem to get enough of them.
    — Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant, 18 Jan. 2026
  • About six of those merchants showed up for the first meeting.
    — Carrie Napoleon, Chicago Tribune, 18 Apr. 2023
  • So the merchants have to increase their prices.
    — NPR, 21 Oct. 2025
  • Gift cards can be sold by a merchant for its own goods or by a third party.
    — Roxana Popescu, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Feb. 2026
  • Each merchant will provide a stamp to mark a visit.
    — Andy Humbles, Nashville Tennessean, 9 Oct. 2025
  • Here's a list of merchants that may be getting in on the action.
    — WIRED, 22 June 2023
  • Bazaar merchants took to the streets, and the public stood behind them.
    — Shahrnush Parsipur, Time, 3 Feb. 2026
  • For now, there’s decent money in it for slop merchants.
    — Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 20 Oct. 2025
  • That’s what a company made up of merchants does.
    — Jenny B. Fine, Footwear News, 8 May 2026
  • Despite some progress, two merchant vessels were struck last week.
    — Tiago Ventura, Time, 30 June 2026
  • Also, match the card’s value to the merchant’s prices.
    — Roxana Popescu, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Feb. 2026
  • Blood donors will receive a $20 e-gift card to their choice of merchant.
    — Pomerado News, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Feb. 2026
  • Some merchants exposed to tariffs have raised prices.
    — Roxana Popescu, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Oct. 2025
  • And what merchant doesn’t want more shoppers nearby?
    — Jonathan Lansner, Oc Register, 16 Oct. 2025
  • Imagine a town with two widget merchants.
    — Ben Brubaker, Quanta Magazine, 22 Oct. 2025
  • Issuers are likely to squeeze merchants too.
    — Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 14 Jan. 2026
  • The crypto members supply what the banks and merchants cannot.
    — Zennon Kapron, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
  • Enjoy all the fun of the merchants and a live-action chess game, plus combat games.
    — Anchorage Daily News, 8 June 2023
  • This week's episode also digs into a shift in the credit-card fees charged to merchants.
    — Wsj Staff, WSJ, 24 Oct. 2023
  • Perhaps more important, merchants will be able to raise their prices based on the kind of card.
    — Bill Hardekopf, Forbes, 28 Mar. 2024
  • One is the adoption of Bitcoin by merchants.
    — Roger Huang, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
  • Factors, a term for merchants, brought samples to the exchange.
    — Jim Halley, AJC.com, 27 Jan. 2026
  • Protests broke out first in Tehran’s bazaars, as merchants and shopkeepers took to the streets in anger.
    — Brian Bennett, Time, 28 Feb. 2026
  • The wallet's success will also depend on how many merchants agree to use it.
    — Annamaria Andriotis, WSJ, 25 Mar. 2023

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