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 Phoenician Scheme follows wealthy businessman Zsa-zsa Korda (Benicio del Toro) who is on the run and wanted by myriad governments, the target of scheming tycoons, foreign terrorists and determined assassins.
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Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 18 July 2025
Meanwhile, The Daily Planet gets acquired by tycoon David Warfield (Sam Wanamaker), who fires Perry White and appoints his daughter Lacy (Mariel Hemingway) as the new editor.
—Will Harris, EW.com, 11 July 2025
However, others tycoons, foreign terrorists and a group of assassins are also looking to take Korda down.
—Rudie Obias, HollywoodReporter, 9 July 2025
Among this year’s cohort are tech tycoons Tim Cook of Apple, Sam Altman of OpenAI, and Andy Jassy of Amazon.
—Emily Steinberger, Fortune, 9 July 2025
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Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 18 July 2025
Meanwhile, The Daily Planet gets acquired by tycoon David Warfield (Sam Wanamaker), who fires Perry White and appoints his daughter Lacy (Mariel Hemingway) as the new editor.
—Will Harris, EW.com, 11 July 2025
However, others tycoons, foreign terrorists and a group of assassins are also looking to take Korda down.
—Rudie Obias, HollywoodReporter, 9 July 2025
Among this year’s cohort are tech tycoons Tim Cook of Apple, Sam Altman of OpenAI, and Andy Jassy of Amazon.
—Emily Steinberger, Fortune, 9 July 2025
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“Tycoon.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tycoon. Accessed 29 Jul. 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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