businesslike

Example Sentences

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While conceding talks were challenging, Kremlin negotiator Vladimir Medinsky added that they had been "businesslike" and said another meeting would take place "soon".

From BBC • Feb. 18, 2026

He could help by pushing for a more businesslike approach, relying more on AI, less on fragile humans.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 10, 2026

The senior Ukrainian source told AFP that the tone of rhetoric between the White House and Kyiv was now "very businesslike."

From Barron's • Oct. 16, 2025

He might therefore follow the inclinations of certain of his key economic advisers like transition leader Lutnick, who favor a more pragmatic, businesslike relationship with China.

From Salon • Dec. 28, 2024

I liked the open, honest way in which the man talked to me; and, too, the place seemed clean, brisk, businesslike.

From "Black Boy" by Richard Wright