man of means

Example Sentences

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We don’t really know who Isidora was: We can surmise that she was, most likely, the wife of a man of means, of high but not regal status.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 20, 2026

A third interpreter would come to Beaver Falls, a man of means who brought his wife.

From Washington Times • Mar. 16, 2019

If your grandfather has been able to afford a full-time housekeeper for 25 years, it sounds as if he is a man of means who will be leaving a substantial estate behind.

From Slate • Mar. 30, 2015

Lady Bracknell proudly announces that by marrying a man of means she did not let penury stand in her way.

From The Guardian • Jun. 11, 2010

As, a man of means from South Africa, Mr. Blore felt that he could enter into any society unchallenged.

From "And Then There Were None" by Agatha Christie