How to Use proprietor in a Sentence

proprietor

noun
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  • She is the proprietor of the store.
  • Now the sole proprietor of the restaurant, Humm is more than just a chef who moved from the line to the back office.
    — Joshua Glass, Vogue, 30 Aug. 2023
  • Espino, proprietor of The Barber Life, stopped to add his cousin’s name to the stone wall.
    — Darcel Rockett, chicagotribune.com, 30 Dec. 2020
  • Jack Phillips, the proprietor of Masterpiece Cakeshop, is once again in the dock.
    — Ryan Bangert, National Review, 23 June 2021
  • But the proprietor, Chef Alexander, is nowhere in sight.
    — Ed Flanagan, NBC News, 20 Aug. 2022
  • Bootes, also known as Icarius, was the proprietor of a large vineyard and grew the best grapes in all the land.
    — Mike Lynch, Twin Cities, 25 Aug. 2019
  • And the small shop still holds the remains of its proprietor and perhaps one of its last customers.
    — Kiona N. Smith, Ars Technica, 28 Dec. 2020
  • The proprietor brought me two glasses — for each course.
    — Kevin West, Travel + Leisure, 24 July 2024
  • For La Fantaisie’s proprietors, Crenn was the clear choice.
    — Laura Neilson, Town & Country, 13 June 2023
  • In each episode, Joseph-Day, 26, visits a business and learns about the proprietor.
    — Jenn Harris Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 3 Feb. 2022
  • Agnes Green, the proprietor of Green’s Hotel, read the reports and hurried to Mac’s room.
    — Paul Brown, Longreads, 10 Aug. 2020
  • In time, the proprietors plan to add items like a brisket burrito and brisket melt sandwich to their menu.
    — Matt Wake | Mwake@al.com, al, 28 Aug. 2023
  • The proprietor, Billy Mellon, is cut from the old cloth.
    — John Jeremiah Sullivan, Travel + Leisure, 24 July 2024
  • Here was a scene in which an off-duty actor slaps the proprietor with a lavender glove . . .
    — Jessi Jezewska Stevens, Harper’s Magazine , 28 Sep. 2022
  • Dan Courtenay, the proprietor of Chelsea Guitars, is fine with that.
    — Alex Vadukul, New York Times, 25 Nov. 2022
  • This was the one-room living space of the proprietor’s family.
    — Karan Mahajan, The New Yorker, 11 Aug. 2019
  • Will the real proprietor of Lana Del Rey’s wedding dress please stand up, please stand up?
    — Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 30 Sep. 2024
  • In order to run a B&B, Boycks noted, the proprietors must also live in the home.
    — Brian E. Clark, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 22 Nov. 2019
  • The kid did go out, but the proprietor later admitted him to complete his meal.
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Nov. 2022
  • The proprietor warns them to steer clear of their destination, but the kooky kids just don't listen.
    — RenÉ A. Guzman, chicagotribune.com, 27 Oct. 2019
  • Richie, your former staff and a new proprietor are taking very good care of your legacy.
    — Sheryl Julian, BostonGlobe.com, 12 May 2022
  • Sicoli told Chron that the previous owners moved out of the country and that a chance encounter with the shop led to her role as proprietor of the business.
    — Sonia Ramirez, Chron, 2 Feb. 2021
  • Business owner informed police the gift card was used and the proprietor was not paid.
    — Steve Sadin, chicagotribune.com, 27 Sep. 2021
  • The sweet aroma of cardamom fills the Kankané Café as proprietor Afaaf Naddour lays out trays of fresh-baked pastries.
    — Nils Adler, Los Angeles Times, 10 Dec. 2020
  • The crime was witnessed by four people, including the victim’s cousin, who was also the proprietor of the store.
    — Emilio "emi" Benitez, Sun Sentinel, 26 June 2024
  • Spring is sprung, tulip bulbs put forth shoots and garden proprietors think about hiring.
    — The Economist, 14 Mar. 2020
  • The store proprietor was rescued by his 13-year-old son, who heard his father yelling for help and came out with a bat to scare the attacker off.
    — Los Angeles Times, 22 Aug. 2019
  • For the second time since 2021, the proprietor of a Fairhope horse farm where you can overnight in an Airstream has been named Airbnb’s most hospitable host in Alabama.
    — Lawrence Specker | Lspecker@al.com, al, 27 July 2023
  • This is a real boon for sole proprietors like Etsy sellers and Uber drivers who might save $100 or more from sites that charge extra to do this.
    — PCMAG, 26 Nov. 2024
  • Now Musk is being a newspaper proprietor, but for a newspaper that doesn’t write or report its own stories, it’s just based on stories from other people and above it are all of his opinions.
    — Stephen Rodrick, Rolling Stone, 8 Jan. 2025

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