How to Use clientele in a Sentence

clientele

noun
Definition of clientelenext
  • The restaurant generally attracts an older clientele.
  • McBride said the riders are part of a broad clientele served by the state.
    — Tony Kennedy, Star Tribune, 18 June 2021
  • In the last decade, casinos have bet big on a new kind of clientele: the RV crowd.
    — Michael James Rocha, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Apr. 2023
  • The inside of the pub was as predictable as its clientele.
    — Hazlitt, 21 June 2023
  • The tropicbirds were some of the center’s sassier clientele, Smith joked.
    — Emily Alvarenga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Sep. 2023
  • But what sealed the deal for Mr. Rieckhoff was its clientele.
    — Deena Yellin, WSJ, 16 Nov. 2022
  • The affinity for coke stays the same — Pusha just knows his clientele all too well.
    — Spin Staff, SPIN, 16 Dec. 2022
  • Floyd wasn’t working; Hall had a bustling clientele, ready to pay.
    — Washington Post, 9 May 2022
  • Food labels are in Vietnamese and Mandarin to cater to the clientele.
    — Ko Lyn Cheang, The Indianapolis Star, 5 Aug. 2021
  • The shop’s main clientele consisted of other elite climbers in the area.
    — Micah Ling, Outside Online, 14 Feb. 2022
  • Big City Café's clientele is blue collar, and these are blue collar ‘dogs in the best way.
    — Matt Wake | Mwake@al.com, al, 4 July 2023
  • Much of the time, the clientele showing up to see Zenyatta was female.
    — Bill Dwyre, Los Angeles Times, 31 Dec. 2023
  • Sports has been a bright spot for Sotheby’s, bringing in new and younger clientele.
    — Jessica Golden, CNBC, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Take a seat at the bar and chat with some the other clientele or sit at a booth and bask in the immaculate vibes.
    — Michaela Heidemann, Chron, 16 Dec. 2021
  • The average age of a customer is about 43 years old, which means many of their clientele are in their 30s.
    — William Boston, WSJ, 17 Jan. 2022
  • And Russia’s war in Ukraine has changed things again, bringing a new clientele.
    — Valerie Hopkins, New York Times, 22 Dec. 2024
  • As the trail has grown, the adventurous trekkers of the start have ceded to a more diverse clientele, some of whom miss the mod cons.
    — Clodagh Kinsella, Travel + Leisure, 19 Nov. 2024
  • The sight appalled the respectable clientele of Jim Saine, who brought his problem to Roemer.
    — Ron Grossman, Chicago Tribune, 28 Apr. 2022
  • The Bradley House’s faithful clientele are pleased, Cosgrave said.
    — Alex Demarban, Anchorage Daily News, 21 Aug. 2021
  • Regina found work at Lily Daché, a milliner with movie-star clientele who was known for her turbans.
    — Penelope Green, BostonGlobe.com, 15 Apr. 2023
  • Now, the restaurant is enticing its clientele with more reasons to hang out once the last bowl of rice has been served.
    — Caroline Tell, Forbes, 18 Apr. 2023
  • The bar came with a clientele that frequents it for games of pool and lunches of Philly cheesesteaks, jalapeno poppers, wings and fries.
    — Cheryl V. Jackson, The Indianapolis Star, 8 Sep. 2022
  • Before their show last spring, Arreaza wondered if the group would need to change its repertoire to cater to the club’s clientele.
    — Liz Rothaus Bertrand, Charlotte Observer, 22 May 2024
  • That's not to say Mammoth wasn't catering to a certain clientele.
    — Jen Murphy, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Nov. 2022
  • Chen, who is Cantonese, asked his Sichuanese chefs to tone down the spice, hoping to appeal to a broader clientele.
    — oregonlive, 21 Oct. 2022
  • The news sent the bank’s shares spiraling, which in turn triggered a run on the bank by the bank’s clientele fearing their deposits would be trapped if the bank failed.
    — Ben Foldy, WSJ, 11 Mar. 2023
  • Of the clientele, Teeth (James Frecheville) is polite but possessive.
    — Amy Nicholson, Variety, 16 Sep. 2023
  • Out-of-towners make up, arguably, five to 10 percent of our clientele.
    — Tim Carman, Washington Post, 5 Oct. 2022
  • The performances packed its halls with clientele from all walks of life, one 2017 IndyStar article described.
    — Sarah Nelson, The Indianapolis Star, 28 Dec. 2024
  • Many of the finer points of a Parmigiani Fleurier watch, then, are purely for the edification and enjoyment of a cultured clientele with enough knowledge and refinement to appreciate the details.
    — Nancy Olson, Forbes, 30 Dec. 2024

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