affluent

Example Sentences

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“The Man of Property,” which introduces us to the affluent and acquisitive Forsyte family, was published in 1906 and was planned as a standalone novel.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

The SNP also promised to invest £1bn to close the "attainment gap" in schools - the difference in performance between pupils from more affluent and more deprived backgrounds.

From BBC • Mar. 25, 2026

The practice is also more common among more affluent families, according to the report.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 24, 2026

For the industry, the good news is that generally affluent passengers aren’t canceling their existing bookings in large numbers, Newman said.

From Barron's • Mar. 23, 2026

The London dialect became the standard of education, government, and business, and it was also the dialect of better-educated and more affluent speakers throughout the Anglosphere.

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker