business person

Example Sentences

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“If you can see that yesterday’s spend is driving this month’s growth, then as a good business person, you’re going to continue to feed the beast.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 30, 2026

DiCaprio testified that he had his team and the studio vet Low first, and they found him to be “a legitimate business person wanting to invest in the movie.”

From Seattle Times • Apr. 3, 2023

You're a comedian, you're an actor, you're a podcaster, you're a business person.

From Salon • Mar. 29, 2023

“What we might be seeing is that being a business person, which can lead to some suspicion on the part of progressives, doesn’t cause as much suspicion it seems with Latino voters.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2022

Then, too, we must have a credit rating among our fellow mortals, just the same as a business person must have credit rating among financial institutions.

From Laugh and Live by Fairbanks, Douglas