Get to know Businesslike better with 10+ real example sentences, the meaning and synonyms like efficient or earnest.
Businesslike in a sentence
Businesslike meaning
- Methodical and efficient, in a way that would be advantageous to a business or businessperson.
- Earnest and practical without being distracted or enthusiastic.
Synonyms of Businesslike
Using Businesslike
- The main meaning on this page is: Methodical and efficient, in a way that would be advantageous to a business or businessperson. | Earnest and practical without being distracted or enthusiastic.
- Useful related words include: efficient, earnest, purposeful.
- In the example corpus, businesslike often appears in combinations such as: more businesslike, and businesslike.
Context around Businesslike
- Average sentence length in these examples: 21.1 words
- Position in the sentence: 4 start, 8 middle, 4 end
- Sentence types: 16 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Businesslike
- In this selection, "businesslike" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 21.1 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, profoundly, smart, particularly, position, surfaces and relationship stand out and add context to how "businesslike" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a more businesslike focus to and a more businesslike world where. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "businesslike" sits close to words such as aav, abdicating and abductor, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with businesslike
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Étienne had a much more even and businesslike temperament. (9 words)
China coldshoulders these countries, treating them with a "businesslike" attitude. (10 words)
Death is treated as a businesslike event in Gilbert's topsy-turvy world. (13 words)
We’re shunted from our little festive cocoons where all is calm, all is bright, and mince pies are a perfectly acceptable breakfast food, to a more businesslike world where the sudden absence of twinkly lights makes everything feel that bit gloomier. (42 words)
Looking businesslike, the South's Unification minister Cho Myoung-Gyon and the North's chief delegate Ri Son-Gwon shook hands at the entrance to the building, and again across the negotiating table. (33 words)
The Bhaktas’ living room sits behind the main desk of the motel, where the businesslike surfaces of the front lobby give way to dark blue carpeting and cushioned seats. (29 words)
Example sentences (16)
Venus remains in a profoundly businesslike position, and that’s one reason why you are still rather bogged down with family and domestic chores.
As women become more dominant in politics, they are also trying to look smart, businesslike and powerful.
The Bhaktas’ living room sits behind the main desk of the motel, where the businesslike surfaces of the front lobby give way to dark blue carpeting and cushioned seats.
The chancellor is expected to say the UK and should aim to have a businesslike relationship going forward at Monday’s meeting, taking place in Brussels.
There was a more businesslike focus to her second Olympics but also the same surreal and in some ways wide-eyed feeling when in an Olympic Village.
Any relationship or connection that involves humans, no matter how businesslike or brief, involves feelings.
That energetic planet Mars is in a particularly businesslike mood, giving you a much-needed shot in the arm.
Also, Sports analyst, Vincent Akinbami, described the players as more businesslike in the encounter, unlike in the last four matches.
Bauer looked businesslike as he walked off the mound, as if he had done this before.
China coldshoulders these countries, treating them with a "businesslike" attitude.
One was sleek and collarless over a polo neck, two had businesslike notched lapels, one a tuxedo shawl satin collar.
We’re shunted from our little festive cocoons where all is calm, all is bright, and mince pies are a perfectly acceptable breakfast food, to a more businesslike world where the sudden absence of twinkly lights makes everything feel that bit gloomier.
Looking businesslike, the South's Unification minister Cho Myoung-Gyon and the North's chief delegate Ri Son-Gwon shook hands at the entrance to the building, and again across the negotiating table.
Death is treated as a businesslike event in Gilbert's topsy-turvy world.
Étienne had a much more even and businesslike temperament.
He has a loud voice and a nervous restless manner and a perfectly unaffected and businesslike address.
Common combinations with businesslike
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: