proprietor

Example Sentences

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"We are suffering a lot," said Kishor Dulera, a tile unit proprietor who closed this factory and two others in early March, sending hundreds of workers home.

From Barron's • Mar. 29, 2026

The same could be said of Lesli Margherita’s Mrs. Lovett, the proprietor of a filthy and failing Fleet Street pie shop, but it’s a shakier case.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 3, 2026

Family and friends were able to support borrowers through new, so-called joint borrower, sole proprietor mortgages.

From BBC • Jan. 12, 2026

Gerald Weisl, proprietor of Weimax Wines & Spirits in Burlingame, Calif., doesn’t seem overly worried about alienating Veuve Clicquot customers.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 11, 2025

So my first impression, that he was a person of some undefined consequence, had gradually faded and he had become simply the proprietor of an elaborate roadhouse next door.

From " The Great Gatsby" by F. Scott Fitzgerald