Croesuses
- plural of Croesus.
Example Sentences
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The day before my departure one of these Siberian Croesuses died, and another was expected to follow his example before long.
From Overland through Asia; Pictures of Siberian, Chinese, and Tartar Life by Knox, Thomas Wallace
Well, then it appears that we are the Croesuses of the society.
From The Three Musketeers by Dumas père, Alexandre
A youth of twenty-three, tall, modest, intellectual, and long-haired—in short, the "Ticket"—was to read the opening of a tragedy; and sculptors, painters, mechanicians, and city Croesuses, were invited to be present at the display.
From Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 55, No. 342, April, 1844 by Various
A walk down Collins Street or Flinders Lane would astonish some of the City Croesuses.
From Town Life in Australia by Twopeny, Richard Ernest Nowell
"After what you have told me," I said, "I do not so much wonder that the nation is richer now than then, but that you are not all Croesuses."
From Looking Backward, 2000 to 1887 by Bellamy, Edward
