business person

Example Sentences

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"When you're a busy business person running a shop or a pub, time is money," he said, adding that he believes the police need more resources.

From BBC • Jun. 20, 2026

“If you want to be a good business person, you figure it out. I used to be more relaxed about this,” said the 55-year-old, who refuels every other day.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026

Haas is a business person whose late husband was the great-grandnephew of Levi Strauss.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 13, 2024

“I told her when she put all those flags out there that as a business person, it’s probably not the best idea — because some flags trigger people,” Stuhr said.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 21, 2023

At home I'm an art lover, revelling in the treasures I have succeeded in collecting; here I am a vulgar business person, occupied in the undignified task of making money.

From Bought and Paid For From the Play of George Broadhurst by Broadhurst, George Howells