aristocrat

Example Sentences

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How significant is it that Morès, like von Schönerer, was an aristocrat?

From Slate • Mar. 2, 2026

Nike is nearing dividend aristocrat status, having raised its dividend annually since 2002, which could attract more investors.

From Barron's • Jan. 12, 2026

But another writer comes to mind as well—the Sicilian aristocrat Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa, whose 1958 “The Leopard” offers a layered totalizing portrait of a society that is both changing and failing to change.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 2, 2026

Louis likens himself to Pierre, the main protagonist in War & Peace, who represents the "everyman" as the illegitimate son of a rich aristocrat who inherits a huge fortune, catapulting him into Russian high society.

From BBC • Nov. 14, 2025

As it turns out, the mere fact of having a unit to myself makes me an aristocrat within the Blue Haven community.

From "Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America" by Barbara Ehrenreich