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.
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
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
Who does Johnson consider nouveau riche?
From Los Angeles Times
In February 2022, Ms. Peterson, an author and art collector, was surrounded by a new clientele: the crypto nouveau riche, who made a temporary home of the art market.
From New York Times
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