6 sentences with 'wealthy'
Example sentences and phrases with the word wealthy and other words derived from it.
• « Descended from a wealthy family in pre-Communist China and a graduate of Harvard University, he worked his way up in Hollywood. »
• « In 1517, the nobles of Carinthia and Styria, a wealthy region of Austria, had founded the Order of the Knights of St. Christopher. Their apostolate: "To eradicate the poisonous custom of knightly tournaments and the consumption of alcoholic beverages"... However, it would be a long time before the scientific, social and cultural view of alcoholism would be fundamentally changed. »
• « At first his cars were luxurious, and sold to a wealthy but minority audience who could afford the $3,000 price tag. »
• « The only whim she has allowed herself as a wealthy person has been to buy another apartment in the same building to receive visitors from outside. »
• « As noted above, the kingdom itself was quite wealthy, thanks to its good position on the trade routes and the existence of gold mines, but Solomon's continual fiscal and labour demands were such that in time resentment developed among the Hebrews. »
• « The period between 650 - 500 BCE is sometimes called the "Age of Tyrants" in Greek history because many polis instituted tyrants to avoid civil war between the aristocrats and the less wealthy citizens during this period. »