Examples of tycoon in a Sentence
an oil tycoon who's widely considered the most powerful man in the county
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The question is why the private-equity tycoon, who has spent millions buying and renovating homes in locales including Colorado, California and France, rented that particular property from that particular person.
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Dan Alexander, Forbes.com, 9 Aug. 2025
This trend is unfolding as the Kremlin touts economic resilience, and some tycoons are regaining assets amid an exodus of Western corporations from Russia.
—Jordan King, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Aug. 2025
The tech tycoon left the White House in May, publicly decrying Trump.
—Ross O'Keefe, The Washington Examiner, 5 Aug. 2025
The outspoken tech tycoon has made waves across the government with his new Department of Government Efficiency, which has slashed jobs and forced employees back into the office.
—Beck Andrew Salgado, Austin American Statesman, 30 July 2025
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Dan Alexander, Forbes.com, 9 Aug. 2025
This trend is unfolding as the Kremlin touts economic resilience, and some tycoons are regaining assets amid an exodus of Western corporations from Russia.
—Jordan King, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Aug. 2025
The tech tycoon left the White House in May, publicly decrying Trump.
—Ross O'Keefe, The Washington Examiner, 5 Aug. 2025
The outspoken tech tycoon has made waves across the government with his new Department of Government Efficiency, which has slashed jobs and forced employees back into the office.
—Beck Andrew Salgado, Austin American Statesman, 30 July 2025
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“Tycoon.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tycoon. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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tycoon
noun
ty·coon
tī-ˈkün 
: a very wealthy and powerful business person
Etymology
Japanese taikun "shogun"
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