well-heeled

Example Sentences

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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

Basically, the party is your typical glamorous Hallmark Christmas Movie of the Week, with lots of well-heeled guests milling around, but with more expensive furniture and better interior design.

From MarketWatch

It said at a presentation in October that it was counting on its established well-heeled clients, ready to spend more than 50,000 euros a year on clothes, to accelerate growth.

From Barron's

Known as the “Queen of the Watering Places” in the South, it was where the well-heeled vacationers from Virginia’s coast and other Southern locations would escape summer’s heat and humidity.

From Literature