well-heeled

Example Sentences

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This isn’t some well-heeled suburban school serving privileged kids.

From The Wall Street Journal

Now the fast-growing luxury cruise segment is targeting well-heeled travelers looking for a more-private and extravagant experience.

From The Wall Street Journal

Banks have acquired a certain reputation for profiteering from customers, especially less well-heeled customers, and playing fast and loose with the facts about their costs and profits.

From Los Angeles Times

The new patterns of migration are helping reshape Florida’s identity, swapping its long-held reputation as a paradise for retirees of all stripes for one that primarily caters to the well-heeled.

From The Wall Street Journal

Larger carriers such as United Airlines and Delta Air Lines have deployed their own barebones fares to lure bargain hunters while catering to faster-growing demand from well-heeled travelers willing to pay up for extras.

From The Wall Street Journal