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
In 1971, after three years, Wagstaff left Detroit and moved to New York, where, as a man of independent means, he curated shows and wrote articles.
From Washington Post • Dec. 31, 2014
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
These three were volunteers in the service of the United States Government—men of independent means, of position, who had volunteered for military duty at the outbreak of the great war.
From The Slayer Of souls by Chambers, Robert W. (Robert William)
