old money
Example Sentences
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If the crosstown Yankees represent old money in MLB, the Mets are the opposite.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 2026
Veda’s behavior worsens, including a fake pregnancy with a son of L.A. old money, until the epic showdown.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 29, 2026
On Victoria Island, a ritzy neighbourhood where Lagos's old money mixes with new, the party was getting under way at Mr. Panther, a lounge six floors up from the streets below.
From Barron's ● Dec. 22, 2025
These are the bluebloods, the old money of the investment world, steady as a metronome and just as thrilling.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 9, 2025
Part of coming from old money, apparently, was having old-person habits, those gross, adult needs and desperate palliatives.
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
