How to Use proprietor in a Sentence

proprietor

noun

• She is the proprietor of the store.
• But the proprietor behind the counter wore a thin smile.
  — Dyan MacHan, WSJ, 12 Oct. 2017
• 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
• One of those denied was the proprietor of the Yick Wo laundry.
  — Lawrence Goldstone, New Republic, 7 Sep. 2017
• 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
• The bait shop proprietor, whom Benjamin said is in her 80s, hadn’t been heard from in more than 24 hours.
  — J.j. McCorvey, NBC News, 12 Jan. 2025
• Condé Nast was once again the proprietor of the most famous celebrity party in the world.
  — Michael Grynbaum, HollywoodReporter, 14 July 2025
• Carolyn Bryant, the 21-year-old wife of proprietor Roy Bryant, was behind the counter.
  — Hillel Italie, The Mercury News, 28 Jan. 2017
• 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
• Murdoch, proprietor of The Sun since 1969, sits right above.
  — Katrin Bennhold, The Seattle Times, 6 May 2017
• 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 | [e-mail], al, 28 Aug. 2023
• Across the street, the proprietors of Grosvenor Square are similarly aware of the tug between past and present.
  — Mark Landler, New York Times, 7 June 2025
• The proprietor, Billy Mellon, is cut from the old cloth.
  — John Jeremiah Sullivan, Travel + Leisure, 24 July 2024
• The store's proprietors thought the name was offensive despite the fact that the store has been in their building for more than a year.
  — Tess Koman, Cosmopolitan, 28 Oct. 2015
• Waco has a strong and growing food-truck culture, and Chip and Jo have wisely teamed up with the proprietors of some of the best.
  — Simon Dumenco, Country Living, 12 June 2018
• 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 groom’s father is a proprietor and the chief executive of the Alta Lodge.
  — New York Times, 8 July 2018
• Named for The Chelsea’s long-term proprietor, Stanley Bard, the ballroom glowed as guests entered.
  — Ian Malone, Vogue, 13 Feb. 2025
• Raiven Avilés, the proprietor of popular cocktail bar Barra Negra in Santurce, has noticed the atmosphere has shifted in the lead-up.
  — Juan J. Arroyo, Rolling Stone, 11 July 2025