well-heeled

Example Sentences

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We’ve already seen bullish corporate perspectives from retailers, credit card issuers and hotels; given Costco’s slightly more well-heeled core shoppers, there’s a decent chance it will echo that sentiment.

From Barron's • May 26, 2026

That means that the permanent residents are in effect subsizing the visitors, even though they’re lower-income ratepayers than the generally well-heeled vacationers.

From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026

Someone who has no retirement savings in middle age can, unfortunately, receive the same amount of scorn as a well-heeled retiree who has $10 million in middle age.

From MarketWatch • May 12, 2026

"They tended to be very well-heeled gentry who'd come and stay at the likes of places like Chatsworth and be taken on a tour of the Peak District," says John.

From BBC • Apr. 18, 2026

On Sunday Burnham attended a memorial service for Root at Root’s Astor Place house and his burial in Graceland Cemetery, a charming haven for the well-heeled dead a few miles north of the Loop.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson