How to Use merchant in a Sentence

merchant

noun
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  • Merchants traveled hundreds of miles to trade in the city.
  • The town's merchants closed their shops during the parade.
  • Prizes were given by local merchants.
  • About six of those merchants showed up for the first meeting.
    — Carrie Napoleon, Chicago Tribune, 18 Apr. 2023
  • Here's a list of merchants that may be getting in on the action.
    — WIRED, 22 June 2023
  • Enjoy all the fun of the merchants and a live-action chess game, plus combat games.
    — Anchorage Daily News, 8 June 2023
  • Now, with the new fees, Amazon’s cut will rise above 50% for certain merchants.
    — Jason Del Rey, Fortune, 1 Apr. 2024
  • This week's episode also digs into a shift in the credit-card fees charged to merchants.
    — Wsj Staff, WSJ, 24 Oct. 2023
  • The merchant freezes to death, but the lady reaches land and is rescued by strange voyagers in ships made of gold and leather.
    — Merve Emre, The New Yorker, 29 Jan. 2024
  • Perhaps more important, merchants will be able to raise their prices based on the kind of card.
    — Bill Hardekopf, Forbes, 28 Mar. 2024
  • Lawyers for merchants who had brought the case estimate that this could save about $30 billion worth of fees.
    — Bill Hardekopf, Forbes, 28 Mar. 2024
  • Credit-card fees have been a source of contention for U.S. merchants, who say the fees hurt their bottom-lines.
    — WSJ, 2 Nov. 2023
  • The merchant told her the fee was charged to all who do not meet the $5 minimum for credit card transactions.
    — Washington Post Staff, Washington Post, 6 Dec. 2023
  • He was apprenticed to a merchant, who sent him to Europe.
    — Zach Helfand, The New Yorker, 14 Aug. 2023
  • That contention is echoed by at least one merchant: toy maker Hart.
    — Kate Gibson, CBS News, 26 Sep. 2023
  • The merchant vessel said four small boats were attacking it.
    — Kevin Shalvey, ABC News, 31 Dec. 2023
  • Korean merchants have kept the Slauson swap meet alive for 40 years.
    — Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 11 Mar. 2024
  • The wallet's success will also depend on how many merchants agree to use it.
    — Annamaria Andriotis, WSJ, 25 Mar. 2023
  • The settlement, which only applies to US merchants, is the result of a lawsuit filed in 2005.
    — Nicole Goodkind, CNN, 27 Mar. 2024
  • Meet and shop from skilled artisans and merchants who have searched the world for unique gems, beads and antiquities.
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Dec. 2023
  • His father, Harry, was a clothing and dry goods merchant, and his mother, Sarah (Rudin) Wildes, worked in his store.
    — Adam Nossiter, New York Times, 13 Jan. 2024
  • On a recent morning, merchants brought their wares to a makeshift market near the city’s sports stadium.
    — Valerie Hopkins Emile Ducke, New York Times, 11 Aug. 2023
  • This week’s closure has left all merchants reeling in the crowded enclave.
    — Issam Adwan and Isabel Debre, The Christian Science Monitor, 8 Sep. 2023
  • Over the course of hundreds of years, the Nabataeans became extravagantly wealthy as merchants and trusted desert porters in the area.
    — Jeremy Hillpot, Discover Magazine, 18 Apr. 2023
  • The miles earned vary depending on the merchant and ongoing bonus offers.
    — Stefanie Waldek, Travel + Leisure, 9 Dec. 2023
  • The two merchants in charge of the matter were arrested, the Interior Ministry said.
    — Somayeh Malekian, ABC News, 20 Apr. 2023
  • Relatives of the 24-year-old man killed outside the downtown Walgreens on April 27, Banko Brown, say the tragedy has shown that merchants shouldn’t hire gun-carrying guards.
    — St. John Barned-Smith, San Francisco Chronicle, 12 May 2023
  • Apple Pay Later can be used at any merchant that accepts Apple Pay online and in-app.
    — Nerd Wallet, oregonlive, 30 Mar. 2023
  • At Padua’s Piazza delle Erbe, the market is closed, the merchants are gone, and shadows have replaced harsh sunlight.
    — Rick Steves, Chicago Tribune, 25 July 2023
  • The subsequent rise in fresh seafood costs is hitting Japanese consumers and merchants hard.
    — Stephanie Yang, Los Angeles Times, 23 Aug. 2023

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