salesman

Example Sentences

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A retired salesman once told me that sales is like fishing—you wait patiently for the right moment.

From Barron's • May 27, 2026

The son of a bartender and a liquor salesman, he was raised in Portland, Ore. — which he and his family still called home.

From Los Angeles Times • May 16, 2026

The incredible double life of a spyware salesman turned spy.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 27, 2026

We spot Mustafa the shoe salesman on the sidewalk outside his brightly lit shop, chatting with a few friends.

From BBC • Apr. 23, 2026

The insurance salesman dropped by the houses of various suspects, under the pretense of hawking policies.

From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann