How to Use wealthy in a Sentence

wealthy

adjective
  • He is a wealthy entrepreneur.
  • Of course, there are ways around those limits for the wealthy.
    — Alicia Adamczyk, Fortune, 3 Apr. 2022
  • Not all past Fed chairs have been vastly wealthy.
    — Matt Peterson, CNBC, 14 Apr. 2026
  • That's a very wealthy state, but even so, very few people earn that much.
    — Dana Taylor, USA Today, 25 Mar. 2026
  • So not on all of the assets of these wealthy people.
    — Dana Taylor, USA Today, 25 Mar. 2026
  • As for the advice, there are so many ways that the wealthy could learn the less.
    — Erik Sherman, Forbes, 30 Jan. 2022
  • This does not matter for the ultra-wealthy.
    — U T Readers, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Oct. 2025
  • The land has been in the hands of the extremely wealthy for years.
    — Darrell Hofheinz, USA TODAY, 23 June 2022
  • Most stations aren’t in areas with so many wealthy donors.
    — David Bauder, Chicago Tribune, 31 Aug. 2025
  • Large banks often promote these types of loans to wealthy clients.
    — Sydney Lake, Fortune, 9 Mar. 2026
  • But the last year has been great for the country's ultra-wealthy.
    — Diksha Madhok, CNN, 12 Nov. 2021
  • Most wealthy countries have those tools; most poor countries do not.
    — Gayle Smith, Forbes, 13 June 2022
  • These are, after all, shows about wealthy women.
    — Shelby Stewart, Essence, 12 May 2026
  • Pinochet died wealthy and free of his crimes, but the pain is eternal for the people.
    — Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times, 19 Sep. 2023
  • Freemasons were high-status, wealthy men.
    — Derek Arnold, The Conversation, 6 Apr. 2026
  • There are shops and restaurants, a school and homes, both wealthy and more working class.
    — Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 15 Oct. 2025
  • Nate is supposed to look both wealthy and like a blue collar worker.
    — José Criales-Unzueta, Vanity Fair, 13 Apr. 2026
  • At that time trophy hunting was strictly a sport for the very wealthy.
    — Anton Money, Outdoor Life, 4 June 2026
  • More money and wealth have moved into the hands of the already wealthy.
    — Erik Sherman, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
  • Beth yells at him to get to the arena to meet wealthy buyers waiting for him.
    — Colleen Kratofil, People.com, 9 Dec. 2024
  • Both came from wealthy families.
    — Chris Koseluk, HollywoodReporter, 24 Sep. 2025
  • The investments made Biglari a wealthy man.
    — Lily Mae Lazarus, Fortune, 18 Sep. 2025
  • Some wealthy residents announced plans to moves out of state.
    — Queenie Wong, Los Angeles Times, 18 June 2026
  • But when wealthy people leverage debt to build their empires?
    — Kimberly Wilson, Essence, 7 Nov. 2025
  • But wealthy elders aren’t in a big hurry to discuss those plans with the kids.
    — Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 10 Jan. 2026
  • Learn more about how the wealthy cope with water restrictions.
    — Mary Forgione, Los Angeles Times, 19 May 2022
  • Early to bed and early to rise, makes any person healthy, wealthy and wise.
    — Stephen B. Young, Twin Cities, 12 Apr. 2026
  • La Salle, then in his mid-thirties, was the son of wealthy merchants.
    — Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi, Discover Magazine, 12 Nov. 2024
  • But in recent years, it’s become known as a haven for the ultra-wealthy.
    — Catherine Odom, Miami Herald, 16 June 2026
  • Many celebrities and wealthy buyers take the same approach.
    — Sydney Lake, Fortune, 9 Mar. 2026

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