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

Dr. Makary is slicker than a pharmaceutical salesman.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 3, 2026

The incredible double life of a spyware salesman turned spy.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 27, 2026

He had noticed a big black goat standing squarely in the center of its cage; he moved that way and the salesman accompanied him.

From "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" by Philip K. Dick