nouveau riche

Example Sentences

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It might have been be tacky, but the republic can withstand some nouveau riche architecture on federal property.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 26, 2025

And Safdie is so devoted to duplicating the earthy brown decor of Kerr’s late-’90s nouveau riche Phoenix home that you’d think he was restoring Notre Dame.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 3, 2025

Thirty years later, India's flourishing tech-driven economy of start-ups and creators has birthed a nouveau riche that's afforded Soho House exactly another such market opportunity.

From BBC • Jul. 19, 2025

“And we weren’t like those Wall Street buffoons,” she continues, “the nouveau riche ones you can see coming a mile away by the supernatural glow of their teeth veneers.”

From Washington Post • Sep. 24, 2022

I am filled with the gaudy delight, the monstrous grace of the nouveau riche.

From "Hunger of Memory" by Richard Rodriguez