newly-rich
Example Sentences
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The krone, dropping dizzily, turned today's newly-rich bourgeois into tomorrow's bankrupt.
From Time Magazine Archive
Behold him in The Vortex, his first writing-acting success, backed by newly-rich Michael Arlen.
From Time Magazine Archive
Eleanor turned, glanced at the living representative of the newly-rich, and smiled delightedly—not with recognition but at the possibility of having fun with someone arrayed like a peacock.
From Polly and Her Friends Abroad by Roy, Lillian Elizabeth
The first surprise of the newly-rich comes in the non-discovery of additional happiness.
From The Golden Censer The duties of to-day, the hopes of the future by McGovern, John
But the class of the newly-rich shrugged its shoulders.
From The Story of Mankind by Van Loon, Hendrik Willem
