salesman

Example Sentences

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I was 6 years old in 1967 when my dad traded his insurance salesman job to sell Beech-Nut Gum and Life Savers.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

Oscar nominee Chiwetel Ejiofor stars as Clark, a frustrated furniture store salesman struggling following the breakup of his marriage.

From BBC • May 29, 2026

A retired salesman once told me that sales is like fishing — you wait patiently for the right moment.

From MarketWatch • May 27, 2026

The son of a bartender and a liquor salesman, he was raised in Portland, Ore. — which he and his family still called home.

From Los Angeles Times • May 16, 2026

If you are a salesman, in other words, there is a tremendous temptation to try to spot the sucker.

From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell