How to Use the wealthy in a Sentence

the wealthy

noun
  • Will a 'wealth tax' chase the wealthy away?
    — Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 25 Mar. 2026
  • The same is true of the wealthy, who may opt to eat in.
    — Harmon Kong, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025
  • That leaves time for the wealthy to make moving plans.
    — Arkansas Online, 24 Mar. 2026
  • The truth was that the commission was a front for the wealthy.
    — Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 20 July 2023
  • And the wealthy are a major holdout.
    — Michael Waters, The Atlantic, 9 Sep. 2025
  • Why the never-ending call for the wealthy to pay more and more?
    — Letters To The Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 12 May 2026
  • Those donors are going to come from the wealthy part of this county.
    — Stephen Fowler, NPR, 15 May 2026
  • What the wealthy dismissed as theft was, for the poor, survival.
    — Shai Tubali, Big Think, 30 Sep. 2025
  • Her target is the wealthy Señor Ramirez.
    — Nicole Flattery, Harpers Magazine, 19 Sep. 2025
  • The biggest thing to note is that trust funds are for anyone, not just the wealthy.
    — Mariah Maddox, Parents, 20 Oct. 2025
  • One place people seem to be curious about is what the wealthy do.
    — Andreina Rodriguez, CNBC, 31 Dec. 2025
  • Critics warn that higher taxes on the wealthy will drive them away.
    — Tiffany Caban, New York Daily News, 8 Mar. 2026
  • Is its only recourse, then, to be funded by and made for the wealthy?
    — Angelica Jade Bastién, Vulture, 9 Mar. 2026
  • So, which investing skills and tools do the wealthy value now?
    — Forbes Research, Forbes.com, 14 July 2025
  • They are being raised in the wealthy, coastal city of Montecito.
    — Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 16 Feb. 2026
  • Even entry-level homes there can seem reserved for the wealthy.
    — Mike Winters,gabriel Cortés, CNBC, 17 Sep. 2024
  • Read about three other tax changes that will benefit the wealthy here.
    — Brittney Melton, NPR, 6 Nov. 2025
  • Luring the wealthy to America is still a good idea.
    — Matthew Lynn, Washington Post, 12 May 2026
  • Lock in even more handouts to big corporations and the wealthy.
    — Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 2 Aug. 2024
  • Tax the wealthy and make corporations pay their fair share of taxes.
    — Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Feb. 2026
  • Cutting them to fund tax breaks for the wealthy is unacceptable.
    — Tom Rogers, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Apr. 2025
  • Services for children also get high marks and a high share of the wealthy’s spending.
    — Robert Frank, CNBC, 8 Nov. 2025
  • Eliminate it, and fair access to the courts is reserved for the wealthy.
    — Ben Crump, New York Daily News, 3 Mar. 2026
  • Increasing taxes on the wealthy is not a fiscal plan.
    — Veronique De Rugy, Oc Register, 13 Apr. 2026
  • This strategy is a tax-season staple for the wealthy.
    — Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 9 Feb. 2026
  • In all of them, the wealthy vigilante’s defining trait is his stoicism.
    — Carlos Aguilar, Los Angeles Times, 8 Dec. 2023
  • The store will span 14,000 square feet and aim to serve the wealthy locals.
    — Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 11 Feb. 2026
  • In other blue states, however, tax hikes on the wealthy are coming from the top down.
    — Robert Frank, CNBC, 30 Jan. 2026
  • At the same time, Democrats are looking for new ways to extract taxes from the wealthy.
    — Zach Halaschak, The Washington Examiner, 18 Mar. 2026
  • For decades, the wealthy have pulled further ahead while everyone else has struggled to keep up.
    — Ross O'Keefe, The Washington Examiner, 1 Jan. 2026

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