nouveau riche
Example Sentences
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Today we are playing Manchester City, the nouveau riche heavyweight in the EPL.
From Slate ● Aug. 28, 2026
It might have been be tacky, but the republic can withstand some nouveau riche architecture on federal property.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 26, 2025
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 ● Oct. 3, 2025
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 ● Jul. 19, 2025
I am filled with the gaudy delight, the monstrous grace of the nouveau riche.
From "Hunger of Memory" by Richard Rodriguez
