of means

idiom

: having wealth or riches

a man/woman of means

Examples of of means in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web As people of means — many of them white — continue to move to Inglewood, there’s a push to keep them out. —

Erika D. Smith, Los Angeles Times, 23 June 2024 Despite these challenges, Giri believes that cricket’s popularity in the United States has steadily risen in the last five years, and looking forward, Giri sees plenty of means for the game to keep growing in America. —

Justice Delos Santos, The Mercury News, 21 June 2024 Officers arrested Kyles and took him to a hospital before booking him into jail on numerous felony charges that include manslaughter, endangerment, theft of means of transportation and DUI. —

Perry Vandell, The Arizona Republic, 12 June 2024 At the turn of the twentieth century, occult orders had been the height of fashion for any young man of means. —

Lizz Schumer, Peoplemag, 12 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for of means

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