of independent means
Example Sentences
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Dutifully addressed are the early years, when Bishop’s mother was committed to a sanitarium, and Bishop, an only child of independent means, was sent to live with grandparents in Nova Scotia.
From New York Times ● May 25, 2015
"Salaries were very low in the art world; museums were places where ladies and gentlemen of independent means, often smart, educated people, could volunteer and do important work," Holo says.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 10, 2015
Orchestra Celebrates 25th With Beethoven No. 9 For any artistic organization of independent means to survive and flourish for 25 years is a real achievement.
From New York Times ● Apr. 26, 2010
A strictly amateur investigator of independent means, he is nonetheless a good friend of Chief Inspector Stephen Castle, who recognizes the sleepy brilliance of this Jimmy Stewart look-alike.
From Washington Post
I suppose that for the husband’s cost in the household the present custom of cultivated people of independent means will continue, and he will pay over to his wife his share of the household expenses….
From New Worlds For Old A Plain Account of Modern Socialism by Wells, H. G. (Herbert George)
