Example Sentences

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“I think the nouveaux riches Obamas are seriously tone-deaf,” said the authority on opulence, André Leon Talley.

From New York Times • Aug. 14, 2021

Her feat is the more remarkable in an environment “where the majority of nouveaux riches worshipped Western luxury brands.”

From The New Yorker • Mar. 21, 2016

“You have nouveaux riches that want to show their status, and the first step is to have a canvas bag with the original ‘GG.’”

From Slate • Jan. 3, 2012

Montenegro has one particular advantage over other powder kegs of the nouveaux riches: Not only is it gorgeous, it's also very poor.

From BusinessWeek • Apr. 14, 2011

Edward Parrish was typical of these Durham nouveaux riches.

From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson