well-heeled

Example Sentences

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Wealthy Mainers include high earners in financial and legal services, manufacturing and timber heirs, and well-heeled elderly residents who retire in the state, local economists and entrepreneurs say.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 19, 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

The city's main luxury hotel, which could host delegations, has been cleared of its normal well-heeled clientele.

From Barron's • Apr. 11, 2026

In some cases, the well-heeled funders behind the foundation’s cash flow are easy to identify on state websites.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 14, 2026

There had been a time when many people knew of his shop: Arab merchants, French and English geologists, German soldiers who were always well-heeled.

From "The Alchemist" by Paulo Coelho