Examples of tycoon in a Sentence
an oil tycoon who's widely considered the most powerful man in the county
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Edward and Shari Glazer The siblings and Florida sports tycoons own the NFL’s Tampa Bay Buccaneers and have partial ownership of Manchester United.
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Dave Smith, Fortune, 26 Oct. 2025
There's music impresario Bill Graham and William Randolph Hearst, the news tycoon.
—Chris Kenning, USA Today, 25 Oct. 2025
The Brightline runs on the route of the original Florida East Coast Railway, which was built in the late 1800s by Henry Flagler, a Standard Oil tycoon.
—Kaitlyn Tiffany, The Atlantic, 22 Oct. 2025
Notable criticisms or calls for change from Sharaa’s Sunni base emerged such as Syrian tycoon Ayman al-Asfari, who was among dozens of signatories on a July 23 statement demanding an inclusive government and new constitution.
—Hassan Hassan, Time, 11 Oct. 2025
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Dave Smith, Fortune, 26 Oct. 2025
There's music impresario Bill Graham and William Randolph Hearst, the news tycoon.
—Chris Kenning, USA Today, 25 Oct. 2025
The Brightline runs on the route of the original Florida East Coast Railway, which was built in the late 1800s by Henry Flagler, a Standard Oil tycoon.
—Kaitlyn Tiffany, The Atlantic, 22 Oct. 2025
Notable criticisms or calls for change from Sharaa’s Sunni base emerged such as Syrian tycoon Ayman al-Asfari, who was among dozens of signatories on a July 23 statement demanding an inclusive government and new constitution.
—Hassan Hassan, Time, 11 Oct. 2025
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“Tycoon.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tycoon. Accessed 28 Oct. 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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