newly-rich
Example Sentences
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Behold him in The Vortex, his first writing-acting success, backed by newly-rich Michael Arlen.
From Time Magazine Archive
The krone, dropping dizzily, turned today's newly-rich bourgeois into tomorrow's bankrupt.
From Time Magazine Archive
Eleanor turned, glanced at the living representative of the newly-rich, and smiled delightedly—not with recognition but at the possibility of having fun with someone arrayed like a peacock.
From Polly and Her Friends Abroad by Roy, Lillian Elizabeth
It was only four miles from there to the huge, rather neglected estate, built in boom times by some newly-rich promoter, and dubbed by Mercer "The Monstrosity."
From Astounding Stories of Super-Science, May, 1930 by Bates, Harry
The first surprise of the newly-rich comes in the non-discovery of additional happiness.
From The Golden Censer The duties of to-day, the hopes of the future by McGovern, John
