How to Use purveyor in a Sentence

purveyor

noun
  • One purveyor of fairy tales that wasn’t afraid of a sad ending?
    — Elisabeth Sherman, Parents, 3 Oct. 2025
  • It’s been such a part of my life being a fan of it and a purveyor of it as well.
    — Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 18 Aug. 2025
  • But not all French fry purveyors have bought into the change.
    — Mike Snider, The Arizona Republic, 13 July 2023
  • Be sure to buy the loin from a purveyor who has very fresh seafood and pack it in frozen ice packs to keep it cold.
    — Caron Golden, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Aug. 2023
  • To mark the day, purveyors of weed often have deals for customers.
    — Mike Snider, USA Today, 19 Apr. 2025
  • Some purveyors add cilantro and chile oil for bolder flavor.
    — Jen Lin-Liu, Saveur, 11 Mar. 2026
  • Lounge purveyors view overcrowding as a grave long-term threat.
    — Zach Helfand, New Yorker, 24 Nov. 2025
  • Two would-be purveyors of posh products to the top 1% are to become one.
    — The Economist, 29 Nov. 2019
  • No matter where items are sold, the musicians are the best purveyors of their items.
    — Lily Moayeri, SPIN, 6 Apr. 2026
  • The menu changes daily based on what’s available from a dozen or so farmers and purveyors.
    — Usa Today Network, USA Today, 11 Feb. 2026
  • But at least one ransomware purveyor has been linked to the Kremlin.
    — Frank Bajak, Star Tribune, 16 Apr. 2021
  • His purveyors are largely listed on the menu.
    — John Mariani, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025
  • The restaurant partnered with local purveyors to bring this idea to life.
    — Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 28 July 2023
  • But that didn’t slow down the fish shop, which was allowed to stay open as a purveyor of essential items.
    — Lydia Belanger, Fortune, 25 June 2020
  • But the second time a purveyor of plastic straws defies the ban is when the heavy hand of the law could clamp down.
    — Andrew O'Reilly, Fox News, 25 July 2018
  • This part of the rating is really more for the purveyor than for those of us sidling up to a steak dinner.
    — Mary Squillace, Robb Report, 3 Mar. 2021
  • Meanwhile, the tax overhaul appears to be a mixed bag for solar purveyors and wind farms.
    — Kevin Crowley, David Wethe and Alex Nussbaum, Houston Chronicle, 2 Feb. 2018
  • The chefs contact their regular purveyors to find out what’s in season and go from there.
    — Darlene Superville, The Christian Science Monitor, 22 May 2024
  • Has there ever been anyone less done with pop than the purveyor of the Eras Tour?
    — Chris Willman, Chicago Tribune, 11 Aug. 2023
  • Old Branson is a few blocks of quaint souvenir stores and fudge purveyors and diners.
    — Pam Mandel, Longreads, 5 June 2018
  • For the mom that likes the ritual of tea, grab some loose leaves from this purveyor of lovely tea and tableware.
    — Jeanne O'Brien Coffey, Forbes, 5 May 2022
  • One of the Boise area’s most unique wine purveyors will uncork its final bottle soon.
    — Michael Deeds, Idaho Statesman, 28 Feb. 2025
  • Women, as the core consumers and purveyors of healthcare, must be central to this process.
    — Kate Ryder, Time, 18 Apr. 2018
  • Sue Ann Nivens, purveyor of primness, has a mirror above her bed.
    — Megan Garber, The Atlantic, 1 Jan. 2022
  • Hop into the online storefront of some of the country's best spice purveyors to solve that issue once and for all.
    — Scott Hocker, theweek, 30 Oct. 2024
  • That was when Zhou turned to the popular poultry purveyor.
    — ABC News, 9 Apr. 2026
  • Trust purveyor of all things chic, Elyse Walker, to pick out the perfect one.
    — People Staff, Peoplemag, 16 Nov. 2022
  • Simply drive out of the local Porsche purveyor's lot in a Speedster.
    — Martin Padgett, Car and Driver, 27 Mar. 2020
  • Lore has it that the creation is a good three decades old, invented by a bagel purveyor named Hadley Longe.
    — J. J. Goode, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2023
  • The closure of the Hillcrest pub caught customers and purveyors by surprise.
    — Lori Weisberg, sandiegouniontribune.com, 26 Apr. 2018

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