Examples of tycoon in a Sentence
an oil tycoon who's widely considered the most powerful man in the county
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The man who once mocked piety had become a moral touchstone; the scold of American pretensions now dined with tycoons.
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Lauren Michele Jackson, New Yorker, 28 Apr. 2025
Some real estate tycoons, who are actively developing, have to fret over the cost of building materials.
—Dan Alexander, Forbes.com, 19 Apr. 2025
Moore plays Cami Miller, the wife to oil tycoon Monty Miller (Jon Hamm), and old friend of Tommy Norris (Billy Bob Thornton).
—Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 Apr. 2025
Just as his family’s Thai vacation was beginning, the North Carolina tycoon Tim Ratliff (Jason Isaacs) learned that his company back home was falling apart.
—Noel Murray, New York Times, 6 Apr. 2025
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Lauren Michele Jackson, New Yorker, 28 Apr. 2025
Some real estate tycoons, who are actively developing, have to fret over the cost of building materials.
—Dan Alexander, Forbes.com, 19 Apr. 2025
Moore plays Cami Miller, the wife to oil tycoon Monty Miller (Jon Hamm), and old friend of Tommy Norris (Billy Bob Thornton).
—Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 Apr. 2025
Just as his family’s Thai vacation was beginning, the North Carolina tycoon Tim Ratliff (Jason Isaacs) learned that his company back home was falling apart.
—Noel Murray, New York Times, 6 Apr. 2025
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“Tycoon.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tycoon. Accessed 20 May. 2025.
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tycoon
noun
ty·coon
tī-ˈkün 
: a very wealthy and powerful business person
Etymology
Japanese taikun "shogun"
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