heiress

Example Sentences

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Beshear moderated the conversation among the state leaders at the Los Angeles-area home of liquor heiress Ellen Bronfman Hauptman and her husband, former Chicago Fire soccer club owner Andrew Hauptman.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 24, 2026

Originally developed by Prescott T. Stevens for a Chicago heiress, the compound was designed to impress—an ethos that still very much defines it today.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 5, 2026

The heiress previously acknowledged criticism she got online for her privileged position.

From BBC • Jan. 20, 2026

Mar-a-Lago, meaning “sea to lake” in Spanish, was built by breakfast-cereal heiress Marjorie Merriweather Post in the 1920s, and in her late years she envisioned it as a winter retreat for presidents.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 2, 2026

Grace Windsor Wexler, her chin tilted in the regal pose of an heiress, gave him her full attention.

From "The Westing Game" by Ellen Raskin