well-heeled
Example Sentences
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After the dozens of well-heeled guests in attendance tucked into New York strip steaks and carrot cake, Kielpinski called on them to open their wallets and donate.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026
The current landscape serves well-heeled superfans, Sullivan says, but doesn’t do much to attract new fans the way widely available broadcast TV telecasts did in his youth.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026
Even his working-class credentials came under attack; the scion of a well-heeled family, Platner attended boarding school and got $200,000 from his dad to buy a house.
From Slate ● Jul. 7, 2026
One key takeaway from the nearly completed first-quarter earnings season is that companies catering to well-heeled shoppers have done well, while the rest are a bit of a mixed bag.
From Barron's ● Jun. 8, 2026
The staffs living standards would improve in time, but not until the appearance on the scene of an especially well-heeled patron, the United States government.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
