Examples of tycoon in a Sentence
an oil tycoon who's widely considered the most powerful man in the county
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Luxury goods tycoon and Afrikaner Johann Rupert was also in the delegation to help ease Trump’s concerns that land was being seized from white farmers.
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Gerald Imray, Chicago Tribune, 21 May 2025
In both the book and the Kurosawa film, the tycoon at the center of the story’s conflict is in the shoe business.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 20 May 2025
Wes Anderson is talking about a surreal moment that occurs early in his latest film, The Phoenician Scheme, in which the protagonist, the ruthless international tycoon Zsa-Zsa Korda (Benicio del Toro), experiences a vision of the afterlife.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 18 May 2025
Out May 30 via Focus Features, this next movie stars del Toro as European tycoon Zsa-Zsa Korda, who has built a globe-spanning empire using dubious business practices.
—Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 18 May 2025
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Gerald Imray, Chicago Tribune, 21 May 2025
In both the book and the Kurosawa film, the tycoon at the center of the story’s conflict is in the shoe business.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 20 May 2025
Wes Anderson is talking about a surreal moment that occurs early in his latest film, The Phoenician Scheme, in which the protagonist, the ruthless international tycoon Zsa-Zsa Korda (Benicio del Toro), experiences a vision of the afterlife.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 18 May 2025
Out May 30 via Focus Features, this next movie stars del Toro as European tycoon Zsa-Zsa Korda, who has built a globe-spanning empire using dubious business practices.
—Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 18 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for tycoon
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“Tycoon.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tycoon. Accessed 28 May. 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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