How to Use businessperson in a Sentence

businessperson

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  • That’s why this is a great book for the small businessperson.
    — Steve Strauss, USA TODAY, 17 Oct. 2022
  • Like any good businessperson, Celia makes her clients’ habits her own.
    — Annabelle Timsit, The Atlantic, 6 Oct. 2017
  • Stockholm Pie is ripe for a big city businessperson to come in and franchise.
    — Chelsey Lewis, Journal Sentinel, 30 Nov. 2022
  • Even for the savviest chef or businessperson, a new restaurant is a great way to lose a lot of money—fast.
    — Martha Brannigan, WSJ, 30 Apr. 2017
  • Granholm hoped to see how the system works for the average businessperson or artist.
    — Steve Lord, Aurora Beacon-News, 30 June 2017
  • The kids wouldn’t understand all the ways a clever businessperson could take advantage of them.
    — Guy Lawson, Rolling Stone, 24 Mar. 2024
  • That was to attract top talent and boost the company, as any smart businessperson would do.
    — WIRED, 4 Oct. 2023
  • The verdict is the first death sentence for a private businessperson for financial crime.
    — Charlie Campbell, TIME, 12 Apr. 2024
  • At the end of the day, just remember to be a nice person first and a professional businessperson second.
    — Anna Jankowska, Forbes, 6 July 2022
  • The artist becomes the businessperson, which is always a disaster.
    — Olga Massov, Washington Post, 12 Dec. 2019
  • It’s the ultimate rarity for a businessperson to cross over to hosting SNL.
    — Shawn Tully, Fortune, 7 May 2021
  • Both times, the wealthy businessperson advanced to the general election, to be crushed by Democrat Jerry Brown.
    — Joe Garofoli, San Francisco Chronicle, 19 May 2018
  • And not to sound like a businessperson, but there’s an incredible audience for this.
    — Mahita Gajanan, Time, 27 June 2019
  • When a businessperson tells you making money isn’t their goal, that’s usually a good time to hang onto your wallet.
    — Washington Post, 14 Apr. 2022
  • King's friend, Nick Delpopolo, isn't as confident that any businessperson would be willing to partner with the Snyders.
    — Chris Bumbaca, USA TODAY, 7 Nov. 2022
  • Finally, in light of the business goals and business relationship, the businessperson thinks about the contract.
    — Robert Zafft, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2021
  • Interesting, easy to read and super helpful for the small businessperson.
    — Steve Strauss, USA TODAY, 17 Oct. 2022
  • Mikhail Khodorkovsky was once the most powerful businessperson in Russia.
    — Jo-Ann Mort, The New Republic, 31 Mar. 2022
  • The visiting businessperson feels pressure to come back with a deal and the Japanese feel this first meeting is the start of many more before an agreement is possible.
    — Greg Story, Forbes, 4 May 2022
  • The role of a music manager is an elusive one, based largely on the kind of relationship between the businessperson and the musician.
    — Massimo Marioni, Fortune, 24 Aug. 2023
  • At that point, a businessperson and Washington outsider who doesn’t unnerve swing state voters might look pretty good.
    — Willie Brown, SFChronicle.com, 7 Dec. 2019
  • Abbas scammed the businessperson out of more than $1 million with the help of three other accomplices, according to the Justice Department.
    — Khristopher J. Brooks, CBS News, 9 Nov. 2022
  • Yet as the documentary about the hard-hitting TV newsman soon makes clear, those are the four words no crooked politician or conniving businessperson ever wanted to hear.
    — Scott Craven, azcentral, 6 Aug. 2019
  • Being a strong businessperson is having the confidence to take measured but necessary risks.
    — Yec, Forbes, 26 Jan. 2022
  • People may think of you as a skilled businessperson with little interest in games, both in your professional and personal life.
    — Emily Simone, Allure, 29 Dec. 2021
  • Hardesty lost to Rene Gonzalez, a more conservative businessperson who promised to crack down on homelessness and crime.
    — Sammy Rothstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 17 Nov. 2022
  • His father recovered and became a successful builder and businessperson in Kenya.
    — Robert D. McFadden, BostonGlobe.com, 19 Sep. 2023
  • In approaching a deal, a businessperson typically thinks first about his/her own overall business goals.
    — Robert Zafft, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2021
  • President Trump launched his career in business, and any sensible businessperson should focus on the bottom line.
    — Antonio Villaraigosa, The Mercury News, 2 June 2017
  • Your negotiation skills are in top condition, and your no-nonsense approach makes you a savvy businessperson.
    — oregonlive, 19 Jan. 2020

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