Example sentences for: wealthy

How can you use “wealthy” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

  • An article on the insanity defense recounts the miserable story of Edward Allen, the child of a wealthy New York family who's now on Oklahoma's death row for murdering his wife.

  • There's his wife, Claire, wealthy and generous; his daughter by Claire, self-righteous Marigold, whom he calls "an unfrocked priest of a woman"; his beautiful daughter by his first marriage, Cora; and various spouses and lovers, past, present, and future, his and theirs.

  • Against the background of validating words and what seem to be specific details, Growth & Jobs responds explicitly to Clinton's accusation that the plan served the wealthy: "76% of the tax relief is aimed at middle income taxpayers."

  • Much of the money given away by the Slate 60 goes to finance new buildings at already wealthy universities.

  • When he worked on commissions all over Europe, he was said to prefer the company of his fellow workmen to that of the wealthy patrons who had hired him.


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