How to Use business in a Sentence

business

noun
  • He has the skills necessary to run a business.
  • She works in the publishing business.
  • Do we have any other business we need to discuss?
  • The town is trying to attract new businesses.
  • The store has lost a significant amount of business since the factory closed.
  • Their publishing company is the best in the business.
  • David has decided to go into business with his brother.
  • They advertised to increase business.
  • No, I didn't ask him what he wanted the car for. That's his business.
  • I have to go to New York City on business next week.
  • Cash flow is the rhythm of a business.
    — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 12 June 2026
  • There’s too much business to be had.
    — Jim Cramer, CNBC, 28 Sep. 2025
  • That’s sure to be a boon to business.
    — Kati Chitrakorn, CNN Money, 28 Sep. 2025
  • Your body and your goals are your business, and no one else’s.
    — SELF, 10 Jan. 2019
  • So there was not even a business model back then.
    — Charlie Campbell, Time, 24 Feb. 2026
  • This is what business buyers want to see.
    — Lien De Pau, Forbes.com, 15 May 2026
  • Treat your business like a mission, not a mood.
    — Lisa Song Sutton, Rolling Stone, 7 Apr. 2026
  • Who knew blowing up half the cast would be good for business?
    — Joanna Robinson, HWD, 17 July 2017
  • Hopkins says her business has tripled in the past three years.
    — Tim Fitzpatrick, The Salt Lake Tribune, 7 July 2022
  • Ask her not to share any of your business with anyone else.
    — Harriette Cole, Mercury News, 8 May 2026
  • Smart business and good for sports culture too.
    — Bobby Burack Outkick, FOXNews.com, 12 June 2026
  • But that doesn’t mean bill-paying is a bad business to be in.
    — Telis Demos, WSJ, 22 Aug. 2022
  • Good cops in this business tend to have more friends but fewer rings.
    — Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 25 Apr. 2026
  • Here, even tourists get caught up in the flow of business as usual.
    — Anna Winger, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 Jan. 2016
  • But first, this kid is business in the front, party in the back.
    — Laura L. Davis, USA TODAY, 22 Aug. 2022
  • Many small businesses won’t make it that long.
    — Wes Burdine, Twin Cities, 19 Oct. 2025
  • Over time, this builds trust and repeat business.
    — Brynn Cooksey, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025
  • But other than that, that’s his business.
    — Jon MacHota, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025
  • The books prove business is booming.
    — Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 18 Feb. 2026
  • Séramy said his business was one of the early victims of the crises.
    — Anna Rabemanantsoa, ABC News, 30 Jan. 2023

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