well-heeled
Americanadjective
adjective
Etymology
Origin of well-heeled
First recorded in 1895–1900
Example Sentences
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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
So far, the most well-heeled Americans have continued to spend, to the point that they are able to offset the pullback from nearly everyone else.
From Barron's ● May 20, 2026
That means that the permanent residents are in effect subsizing the visitors, even though they’re lower-income ratepayers than the generally well-heeled vacationers.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 19, 2026
The child of a well-heeled, status-oriented Back Bay family of antique dealers, she was far out of the league of a jockey with a seventh-grade formal education and no fixed address.
From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand
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