owners

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

But the collieries were privatised in 1921, and the new owners of the mines halved workers' wages - leaving many miners and their families dependent on soup kitchens.

From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026

As a massive influx of white Midwesterners descended on L.A. after the 1885 opening of the Santa Fe railroad, conservative white civic leaders — including the owners of the L.A.

From Los Angeles Times • May 31, 2026

And it has inflamed tensions between Miami’s growing legion of wealthy residents and the workers and small-business owners who prop up the city’s economy but increasingly feel priced out.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 31, 2026

There are many questions around Slot's transfer dealings, although owners Fenway Sports Group's CEO of football Michael Edwards and sporting director Richard Hughes must also take responsibility.

From BBC • May 30, 2026

Land went from being accessible to all to being private property where no one could go without permission from the owners.

From "An Indigenous People’s History of the United States" by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz