of independent means
Example Sentences
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Dutifully addressed are the early years, when Bishop’s mother was committed to a sanitarium, and Bishop, an only child of independent means, was sent to live with grandparents in Nova Scotia.
From New York Times ● May 25, 2015
"Salaries were very low in the art world; museums were places where ladies and gentlemen of independent means, often smart, educated people, could volunteer and do important work," Holo says.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 10, 2015
In 1971, after three years, Wagstaff left Detroit and moved to New York, where, as a man of independent means, he curated shows and wrote articles.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 31, 2014
Orchestra Celebrates 25th With Beethoven No. 9 For any artistic organization of independent means to survive and flourish for 25 years is a real achievement.
From New York Times ● Apr. 26, 2010
And yet another contrast strikes one after a tour of Europe in 1921 and that is that in England, despite protests about taxes, there are more people of independent means than in any other country.
From Europe—Whither Bound? Being Letters of Travel from the Capitals of Europe in the Year 1921 by Stephen Graham
