How to Use businesspeople in a Sentence

businesspeople

plural noun

• The waives a visa for tourists and businesspeople like bankers who are entering the country for a short time.
  — The Arizona Republic, 28 Feb. 2024
• Indeed, all that has happened even as businesspeople have left to fight the war.
  — Vivienne Walt, Fortune, 25 May 2022
• As the amount of cash increases, so does the number of businesspeople.
  — Will Bedingfield, Wired, 25 Feb. 2022
• Like many savvy businesspeople these days, Elijah Wood is just trying to sell his turnips at the best price.
  — Omar Sanchez, EW.com, 23 Apr. 2020
• Before closing last year, the Top of the Hub used to draw businesspeople and tourists, along with locals, in part because of its prime spot in the Back Bay.
  — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 2 Mar. 2021
• Risk-averse businesspeople and technophobic unions ensured that Britain failed to catch up in the 2020s.
  — The Economist, 6 July 2019
• Having that eastern hub puts Boise businesspeople at a jumping-off point to big cities up and down the eastern seaboard.
  — Brandon Schultz, Forbes, 17 May 2021
• Warren Buffett is one of the most respected businesspeople of our time, but his life has been a mix of strengths and frailties.
  — Polina Marinova, Fortune, 22 June 2018
• His book is for children, businesspeople and makers of all ages.
  — Don Steinberg, WSJ, 8 June 2019
• Since the late 1990s, Gill said, businesspeople have also been joining the party.
  — Rebecca Santana and Ali Swenson, BostonGlobe.com, 28 June 2023
• Potvin mentors many businesspeople, and hears a lot of business concepts—a lot.
  — Simon Mainwaring, Forbes, 12 Feb. 2024
• For many consumers, businesspeople, and investors, the answer to that question is far from clear.
  — Dasia Moore, Quartz, 24 Sep. 2019
• To many businesspeople and residents, the bet has paid off, not least by creating many well-paying jobs in struggling parts of the state.
  — Peter Eavis, New York Times, 31 Mar. 2020
• Certainly, the media will push against it, because businesspeople see things in more black and white.
  — Fox News, 18 Sep. 2018
• But now that businesspeople are finally seeing the law, there is much to cause concern. ...
  — John Lyons and Frances Yoon, WSJ, 2 July 2020
• Late last month, the murder of three Chinese businesspeople at a clothes factory shocked the country.
  — Kwasi Gyamfi Asiedu, Quartz Africa, 17 June 2020
• Over the years, Li sought to reassure businesspeople and investors of the resilience of the Chinese economy.
  — Christian Shepherd, Washington Post, 27 Oct. 2023
• The club also attracted the attention of businesspeople all over Texas, who gawked at its liquor sales.
  — Sarah Blaskovich, Dallas News, 3 June 2021
• The switch was the brainchild of Palm Springs Resorts, businesspeople in the hotel and restaurant industry who lobby the city on tourism issues.
  — Christopher Knight Art Critic, Los Angeles Times, 20 Mar. 2021
• Bob the butcher, the Cadillac dealer, and the Toyota dealer are businesspeople.
  — Toby Mathis, Forbes, 24 June 2021
• Few businesspeople warmly embrace Nirenberg, not even the ones who write checks to his campaign.
  — Greg Jefferson, San Antonio Express-News, 26 Feb. 2021
• But a special interest group is fighting to help Hoshur and small businesspeople like him.
  — USA Today, 20 Nov. 2019
• Orlins lauded the role of businesspeople in stabilizing ties between the U.S. and China, the world’s two largest economies.
  — Russell Flannery, Forbes, 12 Aug. 2022
• Weary of crackdowns and lockdowns, businesspeople are moving out of China and taking their wealth with them.
  — Li Yuan, New York Times, 19 Jan. 2023
• In each case, Madigan was a private lawyer for businesspeople who stood to benefit.
  — Ray Long, chicagotribune.com, 2 Oct. 2020
• Every Thursday, sharply dressed businesspeople would walk sock-footed through the halls.
  — Maggie Menderski, The Courier-Journal, 12 Jan. 2022
• The following politicians, businesspeople and celebrities were among those scheduled to speak at the RNC Wednesday.
  — Gabe Hauari, USA TODAY, 18 July 2024
• For businesspeople, the page may be awaiting content that ranges from a press release to a presentation.
  — Jerry Weissman, Forbes, 22 June 2022
• The Sounders—whose ownership group includes a number of celebrities and high-profile local businesspeople—are valued at $795 million.
  — Eben Novy-Williams, Sportico.com, 17 June 2024
• Many of the town's 1,500 residents are farmers, artisans and businesspeople working in trades forgotten by time – shoe cobbling, metal fabricating, fire truck restoration and bagpipe making, to name a few.
  — Karissa Waddick, USA TODAY, 15 Sep. 2024

Last Updated: 13 Nov 2024