heiress
Example Sentences
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It was eventually sold for $85 million in 2011 to Formula 1 heiress Petra Ecclestone.
From MarketWatch • Feb. 20, 2026
The company has been in the spotlight since President Trump picked Kevin Warsh— husband of Estée Lauder heiress Jane Lauder — to lead the Federal Reserve.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 2, 2026
The heiress previously acknowledged criticism she got online for her privileged position.
From BBC • Jan. 20, 2026
The millennial icon, as luminous as ever, plays a filthy-rich hotel heiress named Sierra Belmont, who develops amnesia after bumping her head in a skiing accident.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 3, 2025
“She has only one daughter, the heiress of Rosings, and of very extensive property.”
From "Pride and Prejudice" by Jane Austen
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