in the business of

idiom

: to have (something) as one's job or purpose

A public library is in the business of providing information to the public.

Examples of in the business of in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

An ethical psychiatrist is not in the business of providing such satisfaction to his or her patients. —Kwame Anthony Appiah, New York Times, 24 May 2024

James Arthur has found himself in the business of love! —Erin Clack, Peoplemag, 21 May 2024

New movie could increase interest Hollywood plays a surprising role in the business of storm chasing. —Elizabeth Weise, USA TODAY, 20 May 2024

Because, presumably, Mrs. Cohen was not in the business of using a loan against their home to keep Trump out of trouble. —Anita Chabria, Los Angeles Times, 14 May 2024

News media is in the business of audience development and dissemination of information, and the traffic to both our members’ websites and the MDDCNews.com aggregated site dwarfs a state website. —Rebecca Snyder, Baltimore Sun, 22 Apr. 2024

This is how, in the age of virality, an artist can still be in the business of empire-building. —Chris Gallagher, USA TODAY, 12 May 2024

Cindy Crawford is not in the business of giving unsolicited advice. —Catherine Santino, Peoplemag, 11 May 2024

Virgen is in the business of advising and launching new colleges through his company, American Education Inc. —Chris Quintana, The Courier-Journal, 9 May 2024