well-heeled

Example Sentences

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Though many Americans are gloomy about high gasoline prices and rising inflation, well-heeled consumers continue to spend robustly, supported by a roaring stock market—Friday’s selloff notwithstanding.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 6, 2026

So far, the most well-heeled Americans have continued to spend, to the point that they are able to offset the pullback from nearly everyone else.

From Barron's • May 20, 2026

The emergence of electric vehicles, hybrids and more fuel-efficient gasoline-powered vehicles is part of the reason, even as those fuel efficiencies are mostly reaped by the well-heeled Americans who can afford the newer cars.

From MarketWatch • May 5, 2026

When the Architectural Digest perfection of her well-heeled and emotionally confident life is shattered by tragic loss, Stacy literally does not know what to do with herself.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 21, 2026

The staffs living standards would improve in time, but not until the appearance on the scene of an especially well-heeled patron, the United States government.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik