businessman

Example Sentences

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Before he became a patriot and founding father, Benjamin Franklin was a businessman.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026

One wild-card spender in this campaign is retired businessman Bill Bloomfield, who has put $367,093 into an independent campaign on behalf of Melvoin.

From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2026

United States, centers on a fight between a California businessman and the IRS, but it could impact “tens of millions of taxpayers,” IRS National Taxpayer Advocate Erin Collins said in a blog post.

From MarketWatch • May 27, 2026

Speaking to BBC Newsbeat last week, she described Drake as a "smart businessman, as well as a great musician".

From BBC • May 22, 2026

Devlin crushed his cigar to a pulp, but being a businessman through and through, he knew when he was defeated.

From "Moon Over Manifest" by Clare Vanderpool