well-heeled

Example Sentences

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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

Wealthy Mainers include high earners in financial and legal services, manufacturing and timber heirs, and well-heeled elderly residents who retire in the state, local economists and entrepreneurs say.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 19, 2026

The child of a well-heeled, status-oriented Back Bay family of antique dealers, she was far out of the league of a jockey with a seventh-grade formal education and no fixed address.

From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand