moneyed

Example Sentences

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Brad Reese spent his early childhood in Hershey, Pa. Immediately after the sale, his newly moneyed parents moved the family to Minneapolis.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 28, 2026

The couple are part of a growing number of moneyed globetrotters who are choosing to relocate to the northern Italian city.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 4, 2025

For much of the nation’s history, such maps were created by state legislators and moneyed interests in smoke-filled backrooms.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 29, 2025

The image is a memorable one — a young kid finally free of the perceived trappings of his moneyed existence — but there are definitely other ways that scene can be understood.

From Salon • Apr. 7, 2025

When he was younger, he had admired people with moneyed childhoods and foreign accents, but he had come to sense an unvoiced yearning in them, a sad search for something they could never find.

From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie