How to Use monied in a Sentence

monied

adjective
  • This week alone, five horses were scratched from the day’s most monied race.
    — Bryce Miller, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 May 2023
  • As for the monied class that claims to believe in the movement, the jury is out.
    — Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 21 Nov. 2022
  • Harris had the backing of monied donors, but the public barely knew her.
    — Kathleen Ronayne and Maryclaire Dale, chicagotribune.com, 17 Aug. 2020
  • No social events get hosted in donors’ homes to reinforce ties with monied patrons.
    — Christopher Smith, Oc Register, 10 Sep. 2025
  • While this process plays out to uncertain ends, monied stakeholders will be able to pursue their private interests.
    — David Blumenthal and Sara Rosenbaum, STAT, 6 Aug. 2024
  • Stylish Sanremo attracts a discreet, monied crowd, with yachts gliding over from the nearby Côte d’Azur.
    — Catherine Sabino, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2024
  • Servers circulate trays of carrot tartare, and, curiously, for such an interesting, monied crowd, pigs in blankets.
    — Sam Stone, Bon Appetit Magazine, 2 June 2026
  • But there's a limited selection of monied conservative organizations who could do that type of outreach and grassroots work here.
    — Sasha Hupka, The Arizona Republic, 27 May 2024
  • Opponents say the bill would consolidate more power in the hands of Tallahassee and monied special interests.
    — Romy Ellenbogen, Miami Herald, 7 Mar. 2025
  • The Constants, who had a son and two daughters, the youngest of whom was in her teens, moved into a spacious house on Oaklawn Drive, in Chillicothe’s more monied end.
    — Ian Parker, The New Yorker, 8 Nov. 2021
  • The idea of a series starring Black characters on a historically Black, monied island that’s completely unconcerned with the white power structures beyond it is a juicy one.
    — Caroline Framke, Variety, 21 Sep. 2021
  • Membership has its privileges, as Ogilvy’s memorable ad slogan for American Express went, and those privileges are of the monied variety.
    — Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 10 Apr. 2026
  • Whereas his daughter’s domicile, shared with her husband, played by Hugh Grant, and their son, has a style that’s still monied but much more relaxed—or as relaxed as can be with Gerhardt Richter paintings on the wall.
    — Adam Rathe, Town & Country, 2 Nov. 2020
  • This atmosphere enticed monied Californians and New Yorkers during the pandemic, and those looking for a second home in the mountains, driving up prices.
    — Jessica Wakeman, Rolling Stone, 3 Oct. 2024
  • By the 1950s, when la dolce vita was in full swing in Rome and Manhattan was a playground for monied movers and shakers, Gucci was outfitting and accessorizing it all.
    — Lilah Ramzi, Vogue, 11 Sep. 2024
  • By the 1950s, when la dolce vita was in full swing in Rome, and Manhattan was a playground for monied movers and shakers, Gucci was outfitting and accessorizing it all.
    — Lilah Ramzi, Vogue, 11 Sep. 2024
  • Because no matter how many venerable and monied wineries Napa has today, the Valley started with guys like Dan Baron — a hippie kid who landed here in 1970 — as well as ambitious, new producers.
    — Betsy Andrews, Travel + Leisure, 15 July 2023
  • Producers, distributors and retailers must operate separately to prevent monied industry members from exerting undue influence over others’ buying decisions.
    — Senior Wine Critic, San Francisco Chronicle, 29 Sep. 2025

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