tycoon - use in sentences

Converse of subject

  • own: One of the best is Pink Sands, owned by music tycoon Chris Blackwell's Island Outpost chain.
  • back: In 2002, a group of dissident generals backed by opposition media tycoons and the Venezuelan elites launched a coup against Chávez.

Converse of object

  • become: Join now: Try and become the wealthiest Monopoly property tycoon in the UK.
  • bud: Obviously, this could happen but I very much doubt that legions of illegals are budding property tycoons.
  • play: He went on to play the charmless would-be tycoon Paul Robinson in Neighbors.
  • call: A mega-rich American tycoon called Rockefeller was asked ' how much does it take to satisfy a man?

Adjective modifier

  • Russian: More Daily Mirror 12/25/2005 Mariah Carey rejects fur coats from Russian tycoon Lately a Russian tycoon has gone through a bit of embarrassment.
  • American: American tycoon, Malcolm Glazer, took control of Manchester United.
  • Indian: In 2003, she was left fuming after British Airways staff refused to upgrade her fiancé , Indian tycoon Arun Nayar.
  • evil: The evil tycoon Koga Shuko is obsessed with finding both halves of the Double Dragon a talisman which will give him awesome mystical powers.
  • retail: The retail tycoons Artemis vehicle will pay out 14 million euros in redundancy payments to the staff.
  • rich: Avinash ( Bobby Deol ) is a rich business tycoon who is arrested for the murder of his wife Sanjana ( Lara Dutta ).

Modifies a noun

  • game: That aside, there are some good tycoon games.
  • father: At the same time, Lex Luthor's tycoon father is violently abducted in broad daylight.

Noun used with modifier

  • billionaire: Elisabeth, the daughter of the billionaire media tycoon Rupert Murdoch, and her PR guru fiancé have two children each from former marriages.
  • media: In January 1984 media tycoon Robert Maxwell attempted to take the club over.
  • newspaper: For Kim is married to Todd, son of South African newspaper tycoon Cornelius van Zyl.
  • oil: He would have made a great Texan oil tycoon.
  • medium: The media tycoon takes over from Elliott Bernerd, who has resigned due to ill health.
  • property: Wouldn't you rather rent from someone like her than a baby boomer BTL property tycoon?

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