How to Use wealthy in a Sentence

wealthy

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  • Pinochet died wealthy and free of his crimes, but the pain is eternal for the people.
    — Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times, 19 Sep. 2023
  • So, Sandy takes advantage of wealthy men at her casino, and then Clement robs them.
    — Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 July 2023
  • Their wealthy host and owner of the lavish castle met his sudden fate by the blade of a fencing foil.
    — Rebecca Angel Baer, Southern Living, 26 Apr. 2024
  • Putting their nose to the grindstone every day rather than the really wealthy people.
    — Laura Johnston, cleveland, 23 Aug. 2023
  • Forged in the fire of tragedy, wealthy socialite Bruce Wayne becomes something both more and less than human—the Batman.
    — Denise Petski, Deadline, 26 June 2024
  • Forged in the fire of tragedy, wealthy socialite Bruce Wayne becomes something both more and less than human — the Batman.
    — James Hibberd, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 June 2024
  • The latter tend to be wealthier, live in a house, and own multiple cars, Brauer said.
    — Matteo Wong, The Atlantic, 8 July 2024
  • The family is usually in the top three of Forbes' wealthiest people in the world lists.
    — Caitlin O'Kane, CBS News, 2 Apr. 2024
  • The pandemic prompted wealthy financiers to flock here for the low taxes and good weather.
    — Michael Smith, Fortune, 3 Feb. 2024
  • Both Dolan and Moreno, unlike LaRose, are extremely wealthy.
    — Jake Zuckerman, cleveland, 31 July 2023
  • And in a trend that seems to be picking up steam, the group’s CEO is pointing the finger at the sketchy ethical code of its wealthy regulars.
    — Ryan Hogg, Fortune Europe, 22 July 2024
  • The move is a sign that Hermès thinks wealthy Hong Kongers will help boost its business in 2024, as the luxury market in China takes a dip.
    — Tori Latham, Robb Report, 2 Feb. 2024
  • Early in the new season of Dark Winds, a wealthy woman hires Jim Chee to help recover a lockbox that was stolen from her home.
    — Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 30 July 2023
  • Luxury home prices are up, and wealthy buyers are paying in cash to avoid sky-high mortgage rates.
    — Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 6 Nov. 2023
  • When a wealthy man pays him to venture to Italy and persuade his son to come home, deceit, fraud, and murder quickly follow.
    — Kalia Richardson, Rolling Stone, 22 Jan. 2024
  • The new program, which will open the door to wealthier families, could fund more than four times as many students.
    — Jennifer Berry Hawes, ProPublica, 18 May 2024
  • Range Rovers tend to be more expensive than Land Rovers and they are all targeted at wealthy buyers.
    — Tony Leopardo, The Mercury News, 4 Feb. 2024
  • The 27-year-old was a professional athlete, a pitcher for the Angels, wealthy and famous.
    — David Wharton, Los Angeles Times, 27 June 2024
  • Today, as in eras past, a lot of wealthy men fancy themselves explorers.
    — Chris Klimek, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Aug. 2023
  • The flagship 12-cylinder coupes that shape the brand’s image are even more exclusive and tend to spend most of their lives parked in wealthy car collectors’ garages.
    — Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 30 Mar. 2023
  • Bettencourt Meyers keeps her life private, shunning the glitzy social life sought by many the world’s wealthy.
    — Tara Patel, Fortune, 28 Dec. 2023
  • This is largely due to the fact that air travel began as a luxury; a way for wealthy people to travel and mark the occasion in style.
    — Olivia Morelli, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 Sep. 2023
  • Several members of the group have also called out wealthy churches that have so far done little to assist.
    — Trevor Hughes, USA TODAY, 9 Mar. 2024
  • That’s a drawback in the Chinese market, where wealthy customers often prefer to be chauffeured.
    — William Wilkes, Fortune, 3 Sep. 2023
  • Culture war fights take hold In wealthy Loudoun County, Virginia, parents faced threats in a battle over equity in schools.
    — Tyler Kingkade, NBC News, 1 Nov. 2023
  • Some of the strongest opposition has come from the region’s wealthiest and Whitest enclaves.
    — Kate Talerico, The Mercury News, 14 Apr. 2024
  • Steven is still working to save money for Princeton and has had a very different life than Shayla's wealthy upbringing.
    — Alexandra Schneider, Seventeen, 16 July 2023
  • The film chronicles the true story of the mass murders of wealthy Osage people in Oklahoma by white settlers wanting to obtain their land rights.
    — Hilton Dresden, The Hollywood Reporter, 28 Dec. 2023
  • The children of a wealthy family struggle to fulfill the promise of their wildly successful parents.
    — Becky Meloan, Washington Post, 31 July 2024
  • Almost all luxury groups are seeing sales soar in Japan, where wealthy Chinese tourists have been taking advantage of the weak currency.
    — Samantha Conti, WWD, 30 July 2024

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